School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Lighin
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  1. 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.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
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    Collector
    Patrick Hodnett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Thomas Hodnett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cooragurteen, Co. Cork