School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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- If a dog is seen eating grass it is a sign that rain is approaching.
When rooks are seen pitching on a hill it is a sign that rain is approaching.
When seagulls are heard screeching it is a sign of stormy weather.
When swallows are seen flying low it is a sign of rain, and when they are seen flying high it is a sign of fine weather.
When soot is falling down the chimney it is a sign of rain.
When a black-diver is seen flying over the land it is a sign of rain.
A mackerel sky is also a sign of rain.
The wind which brings the most rain to my district is wind from the south-west.- Collector
- Patrick Hodnett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cooragurteen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Thomas Hodnett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cooragurteen, Co. Cork