School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

On this page

1. On Treasures (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   shovel down and found a jar of gold he kept at it and found a jar twice as long. He went home and told his wife about the treasure. She said that his dream had came true.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Weather-Lore

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   If the clouds are near us the sign of bad weather, and if there are a lot of bright stars there in the night time it predicts a heavy frost. Also if there is a rainbow there it is a sign of rain. 2. The wind in certain points: The wind in certain times of the year does by very cold such as the wind from the west it is a sign of rain. The wind from the north predicts snow + wind from south-east predicts storms. 3. Birds and animals: When the swallows are near us the sign of rain. Also if the cat is licking his puss it is the sign of rain or when he has his back to the fire. When the dogs are biting grass it is a sign of a storm. When the floors are damp and the walls are weeping it is a sign of wet weather. Or if there is colours in the fire it predicts a storm.

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alice Humphries

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lattin, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   William Humphries

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lattin, Co. Tipperary