School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)
- Location:
- Ahane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: L. T. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 027
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- 1) If the swallows fly high it is a sign of good weather & if they fly low it is a sign of bad weather.
2) If the cat scrapes the door it is a sign of a storm.
3) If a horse turns his hind legs to the ditch it is a sign of rain.
4) If there is a yellow circle around the moon it is a sign of rain.
5) If the hens pick themselves it is a sign of rain.
6) If the dogs are always lying near the fire it is a sign of rain.
7) If the there is a rainbow in the North-West in the morning it is a sign that day will be bad.
8) If the Sun goes down red in the evening it is a sign that the next day will be fine.
9) If the geese begin the fly it is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Lizzie Hourigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Hourigan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Limerick
