School: Ferbane (B.)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 159
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- When good weather is coming the crows fly very high in the air and go about in big flocks.
If smoke is curling when going out of a chimney it is going to be a rainy day.
When frogs are croaking in the wall the weather is going to be wet.
If swallows fly low in July it is a sign of bad weather.
When sea - gulls are on the ground in a field or flying low, we will have bad weather.
When the mountains seem near, it is a sign of rain coming soon.
If cocks crow early in the morning it is a sign of a good day.
If the sky is red in the evening in the west it is a sign of great weather.
When an old woman's corns are paining, it is a sign of bad weather.
When beetles or other small insects are going from one corner of the house to the other and if you stand on one of them or kill it, it will bring bad(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr E. Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
