School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 191
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- There are many signs by which people know of coming weather. long ago before there were any of these new ways of finding out, people knew by signs from the sun, the sky, the birds and animals, some of these signs are,
1. If wild geese fly to the North it is a sign of a coming storm.
2. If seagulls fly inland it is a sign of a coming storm.
3. If a spider builds a short web it is also the sign of a storm.
4. If the cat turns his back to the fire it is the sign of rain.
5. If an ass roars it is the sign of rain.
6. If cattle move to a shelter part of a farm it is the sign of storm.
Wind blowing from the South is a sign of rain, and wind from the north is the sign of fine weather.
Cows lie down before rain to keep a dry patch on the ground, and when cows do not lie down it is a sign of storms.
Bees go to their hives before stormy weather, and when a donkey roars it is the sign of rain.
Rain is probably when geese fly, and storms are probable when pigs carry sticks and sops to their beds.
When rain is near spiders make short webs but doubly(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Nestor
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Nestor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Milltown North, Co. Limerick
