School: Cill Tulaigh (roll number 15166)
- Location:
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seasnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0456
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- Signs of when it is going to rain.
When the smoke goes up straight the chimney (in).
When the cat turns his back to the fire.
When there is a black ring around the moon.
When the dog eats grass.
When sut falls down the chimney.
When the sheep run down from the top of high hills to walls.
When hills far away look nigh.
When the cat scrapes timber.
Signs of fine weather.When the sky is blue.
When the wind is blowing from the north it is a sign of a storm.
- Informant
- Mr William Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
