School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)
- Location:
- Ahane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: L. T. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 025
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- 1) The old people believed that if swallows fly low over the land it is a sign of rain
2) When sea-gulls fly in-land it is a sign of rain
3) If the fowl start picking themselves it is a sign of rain
4) If the crows begin flying like a kite it is a sign of rain
5) When the walls of the house gets wet and the water runs off them it is a sign of wet stormy weather
6) The "saiguaiher" or fairy wind is said to be a sign of fine weather
7) Pheasents can hear the approach of a thunderstorm before any human ear can hear it
8) Before rain or any bad weather, plovers make a noise like the bleat of a lamb.
These signs were given to me by my mother
- Collector
- Mary Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnagry, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Guire
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnagry, Co. Limerick
