School: Cornamon (roll number 13926)
- Location:
- Cornaman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: John Kenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 514
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- Weather-Lore.These are some of the local beliefs with regard to the weather:-When smoke goes up in a straight line from the chimney it is a sign of good weather.
Soot falling down the chimney and a blue flame in the fire are well known signs of rain.
When we, here, can see a blue mist on the Fermanagh mountains there is always a spell of good weather.
Other signs of good weather are to see the wild geese flying towards the West, dust on the roadway and the birds flying high in the sky.
When the stones on the top of the Lackagh Hills glitter we generally have heavy rain.
Rays from the sun, a halo round the moon, sea-gulls flying inland, curlews crying and "flying-ants" on the road(continues on next page)
