School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa (roll number 14176)
- Location:
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Oide sa chlochar
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- When the water is black it is the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Bhruich
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
- Frogs change their colour in hot summer at the coming of rain.
When the cat scrapes the tree or stick it is a sign of storm.
The cones of the fir tree are a sure sign of weather, when the sun is going to come strong it opens its leaves wide and when going to rain it closes in tight.
Old women's corns begin to bark at the coming of rain.
