School: Blacklion
- Location:
- Blacklion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Johnston
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 135
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- (continued from previous page)If they move quickly across the sky storm usually follows. "A rainbow in the morning is the sherherp's warning. A rainbow in the afternoon foretells we'll have good weather soon."
When the wind blows from the north it foretells hard weather - frost and snow. The east wind often brings snow too: The west wind brings the most rain to this district. People do not like the wind from the east, they say "it is good for neither man nor beast". When the birds are hopping about near the houses, it shows that frost or snow is coming. When the curlew and peacock are heard calling we usually have rain afterwards. If the wild geese appear early in winter, a storm follow. Seagulls on land also portend storm. If the swallow is seen flying high in the air good weather is coming, if low, rain is coming.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alex Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Legalough, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr A. Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Legalough, Co. Cavan
