School: Na Cloichíní, Carraig Ruacháin (roll number 12676)
- Location:
- Clogheen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Coisdealbha
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- When the crows are flying low it is a sure sign we will have rain before the day is out.
When we hear the curlews in the morning we will have rain.
If Friday is wet, Sunday will be wet.
If the dust is blown off the road it is a sure sign that we will have rain.
- Collector
- Daniel Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mount Desert, Co. Cork
- When the wind is from the North and a clear blue sky it is a sign of fine weather.
It is also a sign of fine weather to have the sky be red in the west and to have the sun set red in the evenings.
When we are going to have wet weather the wind blows from the southwest.
It is a sign of wet weather when we see a lot of crows and seagulls pitch on a field and flying low and(continues on next page)
