School: Kiltoghert (roll number 14760)
- Location:
- Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fearghail
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- If you hear the train coming into a station far away it is a sign of rain.
If the soot falls down the chimney it is the sign of rain.
If there are a lot of midges out in the evening it is the sign of rain.
If there is a little white frost out in the morning it is the sign of rain.
If the wind blows from the west there is sure to be storm from the Sligo sea.
The great sign of storm is to see strange swans come and stay on our local lakes for day.
Another great sign of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Guckian
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gowel, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Morrison
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Finisklin, Co. Leitrim
