“When the cat sits with its back to the fire, its the sign of a storm, when the springs rise, when the wind is south west, when Mt. Oriel is capped, when the hens pick themselves, and stand round under the hedges, when the sky is mackerel, when there's a misty circle round the moon, when the walls and stones get damp, when the train can be heard coming into Dunleen, or when Tenure bell can be heard ringing, when the dog eats grass, when the soot falls down the chimney, when the horse stands with its back to the ditch, when the smoke blows down the hollows, when the smoke puffs back down the chimney, when the will o the wisp comes and blows the hay and corn through the barns, all these foretell the coming of rain.”