School: Corlea
- Location:
- An Chorr Liath, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 002
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- (continued from previous page)it is the sign of the weather being bad.
The wind from the east brings rain, sleet and storms.
if the morning is wet and misty the day will be good.
If the sheep are lying in the morning it is the sign of good weather.
If they are standing it is the sign of bad weather.
If you watch the crows on a fine day you will see them rain is coming they fly vert low.
The ducks quack more loudly when it is going to rain and the hens do no wander so far from the farmyard. The lake will be black when it is going to rain. If there is a fog out at night it is a good sign of the weather. The cricket sings more loudly when it is going to rain. The smoke goes up(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Táchairt Thuaidh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Brigid Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Address
- An Táchairt Thuaidh, Co. an Chabháin
