School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)
- Location:
- Dún Búinne, Co. na Mí
- Teachers: Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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- Weather Lore (Local lore concerning weather)
1. Haws pick themselves before rain comes.
2. Soot falls.
3. A blue flame in the fire
4. On a windy day pigs see the wind as blood that is why they scream.
The goats come home
The sheep go to the sheltered side of hedge
Birds fly low before rain
Before storm wild geese come. sea gulls before rain.
Fog on Tolka in evening - fine weather next day.
Smoke straight from chimney denotes fine weather
When Dublin mountains appear near - rain is at hand.
Cat sits with back to fire before rain.
Dogs eats grass sign of rain.
"The sky is red, the monkey is dead.
Going to be a find day tomorrow" (C. Rafferty told by her Grannie Mrs Larkin aged 74 years)
"Red Flame in the fire at night shepherds delight.
Red Flame in the fire at morning shepherds warning"
Same said of rainbow
