School: Muine Chonalláin (C.)
- Location:
- Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ní Lochnáin
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- When you see one magpie it is the sign of a fine day but when two are to be seen it is the sign of a bad day.
Sheep lying on a hill side in the evening are the sign of a good day to follow, but when they lie near a fence you can expect a storm.
When dogs are to be seen eating grass it is the sign of rain
If cats scratch timber it is a sign of rain.
Rain can be expected before thirty six hours when white frost is seen in the morning.
Rain is near when the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Weir
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Weir
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo
