School: Drumbaragh (roll number 10801)
- Location:
- Drumbaragh, Co. Meath
- Teachers: M. Brighid Bean Uí Draoighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 444
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- When people's corns ache, it is for rain. When the sheep are eating fast, it is for rain. When the rainbirds is heard near water, we will have rain.
When there are streamers from the sky sun we'll have rain.
When the sun rises very early, it will rain.
If the sky is red in the morning, there will be rain. If the sky is red in the evening, the next day will be good and dry.
People say when the blows from Athboy, there will be rain. When people have a pain in their head, it is for thunder.
- Collector
- Peter Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Edward Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Light Town, Co. Meath
- When the winds are from the east, it is a sign of good weather but when the winds are from the west or south we will have rain. We know when the winds are from the east because we can hear the chapel bell ringing in Kells. Kells is east of our house
When you see blue flames in the fires it is the sigh of storm. When(continues on next page)
