School: Kyle (An Chill) (roll number 4442)
- Location:
- Kyle, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0397, Page 068
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- 1 Rain. When the soot is falling the people say that it is the sign of rain.
2 When there is a circle around the moon it is the sign of rain.
3 When the wind is from the East it is the sign of rain.
4 When the sea-gulls are flying around it is the sign of bad weather.
5 When the cats are sitting by the fire it is the sign of rain.
6 It is the sign of rain when there are sparks on the kettle and on the pot.
7 When the train has a very heavy noise it is the sign of rain.
8 When the sun sets very pale in the evening it is the sign of rain.
9 When there are two rainbows in the sky together it is the sign of a great deal of bad weather.
10 When you hear the Ballymacoda Church Bell it is the sign of rain.
11 It is the sign of rain when the wild geese are flying from the North to the South.
12 When there are many black clouds in the sky it is the sign of rain.
13 If the sky is red in the morning it is the sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Sheehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykilty, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr J. Sheehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykilty, Co. Cork
