School: Báinseach, Cill Chaoi (roll number 11714)
- Location:
- Kildeema, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Cárthaigh
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- When the cat turns his back to the fire it is a sign of rain.
When soot falls down it is a sign of rain.
A bow around the sun is a sign of rain.
When the flies fly around the lamp when it is lighting it is a sign of rain.
When the crickets jump up the walls it is a sign of rain.
When the win whistles through the keyhole it is a sign of rain.
When the wild geese fly from the north its is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Eily Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs C. Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Newtown West, Co. Clare
- If you would see the far away mountains from you very clearly it is the sign of bad weather.
if a cat scrapes timber it is the sign of a storm.
If you hear a cricket chirping beside the fire it is a sign of frost.
When the hens stay in the cabin all day it is a sign of snow.
