School: Keelagh
- Location:
- Keelagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 067
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- According to tradition there are many
remarks as to what kind of weather we are going to have.
When the wind blows from the south we are going to have rain. Also when the soot falls down the chimney or when the crooks are damp it is a sign of rain.
When the cat scrapes at the chairs it is a sign of wind
When the crows fly low and go wild through the sky it is a sign of wind.
If the cat sits with her back to the fire that is a sign of storm.
When the hen scrapes a lot in the ground or when the dog eats grass that denotes rain. When the goats and sheep come from the cliff to the house this also denotes rain.
People who have rheumatism or corns ache severely before rain comes.
When there is a mist on the mountain in the morning we are to have a wet evening. It is said a rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning and a rainbow at night is the sailors delight.
- Collector
- Eileen Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Peter Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keelagh, Co. Cavan
