School: Inishcaltra
- Location:
- Cappaduff, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 092
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- There are different signs of bad and good weather. It is said that when Crane goes towards the West it is a sign of bad weather. A red sky at morn is the shepards warning! A red sky in the day is the shepards delay!
A red sky in the night is the shepards delight. If the stars are bright at night it is a sign of frost. When the sky is dark at night it is a sign of rain. A sky with a Mackerel colour is a sure sign of rain.
When the cat is seen sitting with her back to the fire it is a sign of rain. When you see a dog eating grass it is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Maura Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- J. Durack
- Address
- Mountshannon, Co. Clare
