School: Trian na gCléireach
- Location:
- Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 127
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- (1) When one sees a duck standing on one leg it is a sign of snow.
(2) When one sees an ass eating turf it is a sing of rain
(3) When one sees a duck looking up sideway at the sun it is the sign of rain.
(4) When one sees a person standing with his back to the fire it is the sign of a cold spell of weather.
(5) When one sees a cat eating grass it is a sign of rain.
(6) When one sees the sun sinking in a white cloud it is a sign of rain.
(7) When one sees an ass with his tail to the tail to the wind it is the sign of rain.
(8) When one sees a cow with a hump on her it is a sign of a cold spell of weather.
(9) When one sees blue lights in the ashes it is the sign of frost.
- Collector
- Eileen Mc Nicholas
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr John (Tom) Mc Nicholas
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- c. 65
- Address
- Carrownteeaun, Co. Mayo
