School: Drumsinnot (roll number 13897)
- Location:
- Drumsinnot, Co. Louth
- Teacher: -
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- When the sun is up early in the morning it is a sign of rain that day. When there is a ring near the moon it is a sign of storm far away, when it is far away from the moon it is a sign of storm near hand.
When the clouds are going South it is a sign of good weather and when they are going East it is a sign of showers.
When there is a rainbow in the morning it is a sign of rain and a rainbow at night is a sign of good weather. The wind that brings the most rain to our district is the west wind.
It is a sign of rain to see birds flying low, and to see them flying high is a sign of good weather. To see a cat with his back to the fire is a sign of rain. To see a dog eating grass is a sign of rain. When the sky is red all over there is going(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michéal Ó Fiacha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killyclessy, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Frank Fee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Killyclessy, Co. Louth
