School: Doire Gealbhan (B.), Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9787)
- Location:
- Derrygalun, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire de Lonndra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 427
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- (continued from previous page)It is a sign of snow when the blackbirds and thrushes gather around the farm-yard. If the cat stays very near the fire it is a sign of snow. It is a sign of rain when alot of crows gather together in fields inland. It is a sign of bad weather if hens stay together and pick each others wings. The pigs snopring loudly in their sty is the sign of rain. When you hear the cricket singing by the hob it is the sign of bad weather. The walls get damp and the floors get wet when the rain is coming. If there are clouds in the sky like a fleece of wool it is a sign of rain. Coppery clouds in the west foretell rain and bad weather. If there was as much blue in the sky in the morning that would make a petticoat for a woman this is a sign of a fine day. If the curlew was whistling it would be a sign of bad weather. If there is a hard wind from the north it is a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dermot Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr D. Riordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farrangeel, Co. Cork
