School: Castletown
- Location:
- Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Owen Maguire
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- When the robin is in the hedge it is the sign of snow.
When the moon comes in dry the first quarter will be dry.
When you hear the train coming a long distance away it is a sign of rain.
If the sun rises red in the morning it is a sign of rain.
When it is raining and the clouds begin to open out in the sky it is a sure sign that it will clear, but when it is raining and the clouds begin to close in in the sky it is a sure sign that it will not clear.
When you can see the man real plain in the moon its a sign of good weather, but when the moon is clouded there will be bad weather.
When you see the stars falling its a sign of rain.
When the wind is coming from the South it will bring rain.
When you see wild geese it is a sign of a storm.
When you see crows + starlings together in a field it is a sign of a high wind.
When you see the cattle eating real early in the morning it is a sign of a wet day.
If the hens pick their feathers it is a sign of rain.
When a robin flies into a house there will be a storm.
If the circle round the moon is far away the rain is far away, but the nearer the circle the nearer the rain.
- If you see the cat sharpening her nails it is the sign of rain.
It is also a sign of rain if you see a great number of midges or mosquitoes.
When you hear the chickens making a lot of noise it is a sure sign of rain.
To hear the cock crowing early in the morning is the sign of a good day.
It is said that when you see the sheep out eating early in the morning it is a sign of rain.
When the cattle keep along the ditch it is also a sign of rain.
If the walls or the floor get damp it is the sign of rain.
If salt gets damp it is also the sign of rain.
When the cattle are gathered together and appear to be restless, it is a sign of thunder.
If it begins to rain and the hens run in it is only going to be a shower but if they stay out it will rain all day.
If the sheep roam around early in the morning it is the sign of a bad day.
There is another old saying about the weather that a haw year is a braw (fine) year.
When there is a snowstorm approaching the chimney smokes.
