School: Balla (C.)

On this page

1. Weather-Lore (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   drink water some people say that it is a sign of fine weather. This was told to me by.
   Mr Walshe,
   Cross-Roads,
   Balla,
   Co Mayo.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Weather-Lore

   

   Share Share Post

   When the sky is blue the weather will be fine and if the sky is dark or gloomy it is a sign of rain. When the sky is wild and when there are very dark clouds in the sky it is a sign of thunder and lightening. This was told to me by. Mr Stephens.
   Rathduff.
   Balla.
   Co. Mayo.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

3. Weather-Lore

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   If mountains appear near it is a sign of rain and if there is a fog in the evening there will be rain in the morning. When there are a great many flies it is also a sign of rain. When smoke goes up straight from a chimney or from a train it is a sign of fine weather also. If there is a blue light in the fire it is a sign of rain. When a person hears the wild geese it is a sign of snow.

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Katie M. Walker

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Mc Cormack

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathduff, Co. Mayo