School: Loughduff (B.)
- Location:
- An Lathaigh Dhubh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: M. Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 018
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- The people judge the weather in different ways. If they see a purple blaze in the fire they say there is bad weather at hand. If a dog eats grass and a cat scratches timber it is a sign of a storm. If a frog is black and dirty it is a sign of rain. If the sun sets red in the evening it is a sign of good weather, if they see a bright yellow frog they say it is a sign of good weather.
If in the morning time there is a fog and it sinks to the valley and rises of the hill tis a sure sign of a good day. When the train has a hard noise it is a sign of frost. Some rheumatic sufferers can(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Middletown, Co. an Chabháin
