School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 196
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- If the Cuckoo sings on a bare thorn,
Sell your cow and buy some corn.If the swallows fly high it is going to be good weather.
If the sheep are eating early in the morning it is going to be a very wet day.
It is the sign of storm to see the dog drinking water.
It is the sign of good weather to see smoke leaving the chimney very straight.
It is a sign of rain to see the crows flying late at night. It is also a sign of rain to hear them cawing loudly.
If there is a mist at night on a river, a good day is to follow.
White clouds in the sky is the sign of snow.
When the goats come early in the evening to be milked it is the sign of rain
In what ever direction the wind(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ella Cooke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Angela Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Meath
