School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 296
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- (continued from previous page)lark high in the sky. It is a sign of fine weather to see the smoke going up straight from the chimney. It is noticed that it we get one nights grey frost we will get three.
- If they were a circle round the moon it would be sign of rain. If the cat came and turn his back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather. If you saw the cattle running around the field it is the sign of a storm. When the clouds turn black in the sky it is the sign of rain or thunder. If they were a reddening in the sky they say it is for a storm. In the winter if you would see all the sheep coming down the hill to a sheltery ditch it is a sign of a snowstorm. And a rainbow is in the sky for rain. The Crows make a lot of noise for rain. When you are going to get bad weather the swallows fly low near the ground for rain. The ducks make a lot of noise when you are going to have rain.
- Collector
- Mary Younge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killamoyne, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Bourke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Curraghnaboola, Co. Tipperary
