School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)
- Location:
- Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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- When the sun is dark or foggy it is the sign of rain.
When the old moon appears in the new moon at the end of the month will gout bad.
When the star are up high in the sky at night it is the sign of frost.
If you see a black cloud in the sky we will have rain.
A rainbow in the night is a good sign of the weather and a rainbow in the morning is a bad sign of the weather.
When the wind blow from the north we will have fine weather and when it blow from the south we will have bad weather.
The south wind brings most rain to our district.
If you see the cat sitting by the fire at night we will have a storm.
If the wind blow hard we will have rain or if the cattle be lying down all day we will have rain to. If we see the crows flying low it is the sign of rain.
If the wild geese is flying in big numbers we will have rain. When the weather is going to change the dog will eat grass.
- Collector
- Martin Gildea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toorleitra, Co. Galway
