School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 268
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- Mackerel skies and rats tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
When cattle take their position on the top of heights it is a sign of good weather.
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning, and a rainbow at night is the shepherds delight.
When stars are bright and numerous it is the sign of frost and rain after.
When the sun sets very red good weather will follow.
- Collector
- Bridget Mullins
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Boyce
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal
