School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 242
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- The beliefs mentioned here are common in every farmer's house in the district. 1. Birds flying low foreshadows coming rain.
2. A red sky shows a hard wind.
3. A copper-coloured sky shows we are to have a frost.
4. The East wind brings severe weather. Old people say that all sickness comes from that point; they never go about much while the East wind blows.
5. When the cat turns his back to the fire, a storm is at hand.
6. A goat seeking shelter denotes rain.
7. When birds whistle loudly, we may know that a storm is at hand.
8. Smoke ascends straight from the chimney heralds fine weather.
9. Dust on the roadway means warm weather.
10. A red hue scattered over the sky on a summer's evening means a "day for hay"(continues on next page)
