School: Béal Átha Conaill (2)

Location:
Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Laing
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  1. A red sky at night is the shepherd's delight. A red sky in the morning is the shepherd's warning.
    When the crane is going to the mountain it is the sign of good weather.
    When there is a misty round the moon it betokens rain.
    When there is a blue blaze in the fire it is the sign of a storm.
    When the smoke blows down to the ground instead of going up in the air it is the sign of rain.
    When the cat sits with her tail to the fire it betokens rain.
    When the soot falls down the chimney it is the sign of rain.
    When the robin sings on the top of a tree in the morning it is the sign of a good day.
    When the hens fly up into low branches of trees in the morning it is the sign of a good day.
    When the swallows fly low, it is the sign of wet weather.
    When the cock crows on the roost in the morning it is the sign of a good day.
    Anyone that has rheumatism their bones ache when rain is coming.
    When ducks quack loudly it is the sign of wet weather.
    If cattle stand together in the fields it is the sign of rain.
    When the mist goes up the mountain it comes down in rain.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Edgeworth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Taylor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavanagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Mc Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mucklagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Henderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullanacre Lower, Co. Cavan