School: Whitecastle (roll number 10231)
- Location:
- Whitecastle, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: George Mc Cahey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 227
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- It is a sign of dry weather when we see the wild geese going to the north. It is a sign of dry weather to see red clouds in the west at sunset. When we see swallows flying very high it is a sign of dry weather. When we see the sun setting very red it is a sign of dry weather. Whenever we are going to have dry weather the wind is nearly always blowing from the north. It is a sign of dry weather to see the moon rising very red. It is a sign of dry weather to see the sun rising very bright. It is a sign of dry weather to see a new moon on her back. Another sign of dry weather is to see crows flying up very high. It is a sign of dry weather to hear the birds singing in the evening. When bats fly about at night it is a sign of dry weather.
- Collector
- Violet Parke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creehennan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Miss Emma Parke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Creehennan, Co. Donegal
