School: Tulach Mór (roll number 10372)
- Location:
- Tullymore, Co. Donegal
- Teachers: Nora Nic an Ultaigh Maighread Nic an Ultaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 11
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- A pale sunset is the sign of rain.
A red sunset is the sign of a good day.
A ring around the moon far away is the sign of a storm nearhand.
The south wind brings most rain to our district.
When a dog eats grass it is the sign of rain.
When a cat sits with her back to the fire it is the sign of storm and when she washes behind her ears it is the sign of rain.
When the fire burns bright it is the sign of a storm.
When the old cat looks kittenish it is the sign of thunder.
When there is a purple blaze in the fire it is the sign of storm. “The rainbow in the morning,
Is the sheperds [sic] warning.
The rainbow at night,
Is the sheperds [sic] delight.”When crows fly low it is the sign of rain.
When the sea is green it is the sign of a ship wreck.
When the horse gallops around the pasture it is the sign of wind.
- Collector
- Géaróid Mac a t-Saoir
- Gender
- Male
