School: Cill Dá Lua (B.)
- Location:
- Cill Dalua, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Loingsigh
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- (continued from previous page)Weather Lore.Sayings. From Killaloe Keeper Hill is plainly visable. A cloud-cap on Keeper gives rise to the following sayings among the local fishermen,
"Keeper's cap on top, showers will drop"
"Keepers cap is low, floods will flow;"
"Keeper's cap at rest, weather of the the best,"
"Keeper's cap flows fast, good weather wont last."
From the top of the hill (the Hill ban) on which Killaloe stands Lough Derg is visible. Here when winds are strong "white horses" or foamy waves ride on the surface of the lake. These "white horses" give rise to the following sayings.
Horses from north, water will run short. Horses from south, thunder about, horses from east, frost and sleet, horses from west, next days winds will rest.
The sun gives rise to the following sayings, "Watery the sun,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael J. Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Informant
- Frank Johnson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Ceann an Ché, Co. an Chláir
