School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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- (continued from previous page)If Poultry ramble out through the field it is also a sign of good weather.
- When the soot falls down the chimney, it is the sign of rain.
If the cat is scraping it is the sign of wind.
If the cat has his tail to the fire, it is the sign of frost. - Collector
- Owen Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Philip Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drummanbane, Co. Cavan
- When the animals come down from the hill, it is the sign of good weather.
When the fog is going up on the mountain, it is the sign of rain. - A wet May and a dry June, makes the farmer whistle a merry tune.A peck of March dust is worth a king's ransom.All the months of the year curse a fair February.
