School: Cratloe (C.)
- Location:
- Cratloe, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shitric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)Also the sign of rain.
When the birds fly high and the swans go towards the. North it is sign of fine weather while the swans go towards Limerick it is the sign of rain, When the River Shannon is very dirty and muddy it is the sign of rain and very bad weather.
When the animals such as the cattle run from the flies it is a sign of heat. When it is hard to light the fire or when the distant hill look (nigh) it is the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Anna Lee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cratloe, Co. Clare
- Informant
- James Donnellan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brickhill West, Co. Clare
