School: Caonach (roll number 14923)
- Location:
- Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 237
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- (continued from previous page)the morning is the shepherds' warning". The south-wind denotes bad weather, and north-wind denotes good-weather. The south-wind brings most rain to my district.
Raggy clouds denote wind.
Sea-gulls fly around after one another roaring for roughness
Swallows fly high for good weather and they fly low for bad weather.
A bird called the "chailleach dubh" flys north for good weather and south for bad weather.
If a hen goes out a wet-day it is a sign the day will not dry. If a hen roars it is a sign of roughness.
If a cat washes her face and puts her paws behind her ears it is a sign of a flood. If a cat scrapes wood it is a sign of wind.
If a dog eats grass it means a change of weather, if a dog is seen eating grass in the middle(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- William Hegarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
