School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)
- Location:
- Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 275
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- The falling are some of the belife about the weather.
There are a lot of signs of the weather in the sky. If the sun comes red in the morning it is the sign of wet weather but if it goes down red it is the sign of good weather. A circle round the moon is the sign of of a storm. When the wind comes from the south it is the sign of rain if the wind comes from the east it is going to be cold weather and dry. The wind that comes from the north bring snow and cold weather the wind that comes from the west it is the stormiest part.
When the cats sits with her back to the fire it is the sign of rain and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tommie Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fortland, Co. Cavan
