School: Tullycanna
- Location:
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 217
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- (continued from previous page)The wind when it from the North is for frost and from the South is for showery weather. When the birds named curlews are flying about and causing a noise it is a sign of a storm. When the crows are flying low and cawing at the top of their voice it is a sign of bad weather and when curlews are flying inland it is for rain too. When the cat is lying with her back to the fire and purring loudly it is for weather and when the pigs are grunting and grumbling and the dog is barking they are all for bad weather. When the hills appear near to you it is for bad weather.
When there is dust on the roadway it is for good weather. When the sea is calm it is a sign of good weather and when it is rough it is for bad weather.
When you see frogs come into a house or black frogs, worms, or snails creeping along the road these are all for bad weather. When you see smoke falling or blowing downwards it is a sign of bad weather and if it goes straight up it is a sign of good weather. Also if you see soot falling it is for bad weather.
- Collector
- Molly Keegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aughermon, Co. Wexford
