School: Scartaglen (roll number 8184)
- Location:
- Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
- Teachers: D. Ó Dubháin E. Ó Murchú
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 078
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- The sun to go down red in the evening is a sign of fine weather. The river to be black is a sign of rain. The swallows to be flying low is a sign of rain. The wind to be blowing north is a sign of snow. The wild geese to be flying north is a sign of snow. The seaguls to come in from the sea is a sign of rain. To see a bowsheen around the moon is a sign of rain. To see the cows together is a sign of rain. To see the soot falling off the chimney is a sign of rain. To see a spring well going dry is a sign of rain. The trees to be red with hawes in autumn is a sign of a bad cold winter. If the dust is raising off the roads it is a sign of rain
- Collector
- Michael Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Humphrey Leary
- Gender
- Male
