School: An Gleantán, Lombardstown
- Location:
- Glantane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 229
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- 1. A halo around the moon.
2. "Daddy Morey has his cap on" ("Daddy Morey's Castle is the local name for the cairn on the top of Mr. Hillary, one of the peaks of the Boggeragh Mountains. When this is covered with mist some people say "Daddy Morey has his cap on" and rain is almost certain to follow".
3. The wind blowing from the west or south-west.
4. The wind whistling in the key-hole.
5. The wind blowing the dust off the road if the weather had been dry for some time.
6. The swallows flying low and the rooks spending much of their time walking in the pasture fields.
7. Wagtails walking around the farmyard and approaching the kitchen door.
8. The cat sitting with his back to the fire or "washing his face".
9. The pigs complaining during their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Liam Ó Connaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glantane, Co. Cork
