School: Kilcullen (B.)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Broin
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- a) When there is a blue flame seen in the fire there will be cold weather.
b) When the swallows tip the water there will be rain.
c) When the starlings flock it is going to be a storm
d) When the dog eats grass it is also going to rain.
e) When the smoke goes up straight it is going to be mild and when it goes crooked there will be a storm.
f) When the cat washes behind her ears it will rain.
- Collector
- Diarmuid Ó Ceallaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr J. Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
