School: Borris (B.)
- Location:
- Borris, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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- 1. The hill of Brandon lies four miles from us in the county Kilkenny. Old people say that when Brandon is capped it is the sign of wet weather. The word capped means that the summit is covered with mist.
2. When the new moon appears turned on its back the old people say that the moon is wearing horns and it is the sign of wet weather.
3. A red or angry sunset in Winter is a sign of stormy weather.
4.If the ash blooms before the oak,
Soak, soak, soak.
But if the oak before the ash
Splash, splash, splash.
This is a very old saying which means that if the leaves of the ash bloom first we will have a dry summer. But if the leaves bloom on the oak first we will have a wet summer.
5. A mackerel sky was never yet known to be twenty four hours dry. A mackerel sky is a sky clouded like the skin of a mackerel.
6. The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are believed in Scotland to be a sign of disaster.
7. Goats run for shelter especially from an approaching storm. We say that goats(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Brophy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Borris, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mrs T. Brophy
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Borris, Co. Carlow
