School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)seem in the sky in the morning it is a sign of fine weather.
- When the soot falls it is said to be a sign of rain. When the smokes ascend it is a sign of fine weather, and when the smokes decend it is a sign of rain. When you see a rainbow in the sky it is said to be a sign of rain. When the moon is shaded with the clouds or when you hear unusual noise in a distance it is said to be a sign of rain. When the swallows fly low it is said to be a sign of rain and when they fly high it is a sign of fine weather. When the crane goes up the river it is said to be a sign of rain, and when she goes down the river it is a sign of fine weather. When the cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of rain. When the cricket sings sharply it is a sign of rain. When the crows make a lot of noise it is a sign of a storm. When the distant hills appear near it is a sign of rain. When the cattle are sleeping in the fields it is a sign of rain.
- Informant
- Peter Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Cornan East, Co. Wicklow
