School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

Location:
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Brigid
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  1. SIGNS OF RAIN
    1) Filibins and curlews calling loudly on bog at night
    2) Swallows flying low in Summer time

    3) "When the cock goes crowing to bed
    He wakes up in the morning with a watery head"
    4) "Midges" biting on a Summer's evening
    5) A halo around the moon
    6) When frogs come out on land
    7) When sheep go to the top of the hill
    8) Snails crawling across road at night
    9) Cat sitting with back to fire
    10) Rainbow early in the morning
    11) When goats seek shelter

    12) Red sky towards east in frosty weather
    Called "The Dublin Red". Sure sign of rain when "Dublin Red is up."

    SIGNS OF STORM
    1) When birds fly in to land from lake or sea
    2) When wild geese fly low
    3) Ragged clouds skurry across sky
    4) Cat sharpens her claws against wood!
    5) Crickets in hearthstone chirp

    SINGS OF SNOW
    1) Heavy black clouds - cold north winds
    2) Wild geese fly in long lines from the north
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    James Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath