School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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- (continued from previous page)no fog on the mountains it is a bad sign of the weather.
When midges are very busy stinging people and animals, it is a sign of rain.
Some people say, that it is the sign of rain, when their corns get sore, and also people suffering from rheumatism say, that their pains get greater when rain is coming.
- There are numerous signs by which some people can tall what kind of weather we are to have. For instance if the clouds are black it is a sign of rain. A rainbow is also a sign of rain.
The wind, that brings most rain to the district which I am living in is the west-wind. If the clouds get suddenly black and dull it is a sign of a storm. Birds and animals are sometimes signs of weather also.
If the cat puts its back to the fire it is a sign of rain or bad weather. The cows and other(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr John Mannix
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greenfield, Co. Cork
