School: Baile an Doirín (Buachaillí)

Location:
Baile an Doirín, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0401

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0401

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  1. When a cat's back is to the fire that is a sign of rain. When a dog eats grass that is a sign of rain. When the sun goes down very red that is a sign of fine weather. When the moon is a pale colour that is a sign of rain. When noise is heard very far away in the evening that is a sign of frost.
    When a lot of flies are out that is a sign of rain. When soot falls down the chimney that is a sign of rain. When we have west wind that is a sign of rain. When the curlew screeches that is a sign of rain. When the old women have pains in their bones that is a sign of rain. When a cat scrapes a tree that is a sign of bad weather.
    If there is a fog on the top of mountain that is a sign of rain. When the sky is dark that is a sign of rain. When water goes out of a place very quickly that is a sign of rain. If we have a fog that is a sign of rain. When a rainbow is on the sky that is a sign of rain. When water increases in a place it is a sign of fine weather. When a dog eats grass that is a sign of rain. When crows stand on a wall that is a sign of rain.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloch an Bhaile Mhóir, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Patrick Moran
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Cloch an Bhaile Mhóir, Co. na Gaillimhe