School: Mullagh (C )
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Elizabeth Murchan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 161
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- (continued from previous page)well is, a great many boys are called "Kilian."Our church is St Kilian's Church and there is a picture painted on the ceiling of the church of a bishop. The people believe it is a picture of St Kilian.
Mary ClarkeHeard from her mother, who heard facts from her own mother.
- When sun goes down in a "crows nest", we will have a wet next day.
A "broken rainbow" is a sign of showery weather.
When a cat sits with his back to the fire, it is a sign of storm - usually snow.
If an ass "brays", it is a sign of rain.
A very blue flame in the fire, is a sign of snow and frost.
When soot falls down it is a sign of rain.
A "blow-down" of smoke foretells rain.
When a cat scrapes a stick, a door, or any wood, it is a sign of storm.
