School: Corraslira
- Location:
- Corraslira, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhláin
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- Weather Lore
The local beliefs with regard to the weather been good or bad are when hills appear near to us the stars falling a black ring round the moon, the cat to turn his back to the fire, a dog to eat grass or root the ground with his paws, the crane to perch on the ground near water and the swallows to fly low, all those I have mentioned are signs of rain to fall. Also if blue blazes appear in the griosac that is a surer sign than the rest that we will have rain.
I have never heard the locals say anything about woods or lakes as being weather omens. The winds are a great help to the farmers and their crops. The north(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cait Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drinaun, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- John Dockery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corraslira, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Dufficy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annaghmore, Co. Roscommon
