School: Béal Átha Gabhann (Silvermines), Nenagh (roll number 15696)
- Location:
- Silvermines, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0537, Page 261
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- It is a good sign to see a rainbow in the night and it is a bad sign to see it in the day. It is the sign of snow to see wildgeese flying from the sea. It is the sign of fine weather to see smoke going up straight from the chimney. It is the sign of cold weather is the wind was coming from the North. It is the sign of rain to see the swallows flying low. It is the sign of rain to see the fog coming in over the hill. It is the sign of rain to see a hen picking her feathers. To see a hen standing on one leg is a sign of rain. To hear a loud noise out of the train is a sign of frost. If you see redness in the west it is the sign of frosty wet weather. To see a cat with his back turned to the fire is a sign of wet weather.
- Collector
- Nora Gleeson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryard East, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr James Gleeson
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Garryard East, Co. Tipperary
