The people of our district can judge the weather in many ways. Old Paddy McCabe says that when there is a red sky in the west in the evening the following day will be good. When heavy clouds float across the sky, or when there is a ring around the moon it is a sign of storm.

When the clouds are rolling across the moon it denotes rain. A rainbow from east to west fore-tells a shower. When birds come to the door it is a sign of rain. When birds fly high it is a sign of good weather but when they fly low it denotes rain. When sea gulls fly inland it is a sign of storm. When the curlew sings over dry