School: Cillín
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 511
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- (continued from previous page)sign of bad weather.
When the hens are picking themselves it is a sign of a fog.
If the cat scrapes the brush or the ducks blow their wings it is a sign of storm.
A dog eating grass is a sign of rain.
A copper colour on the sea, it is a sign of rain.
Fog from the sea is good weather.
Fog from the hill is bad weather.
The spiders creep from their cob-webs for rain.
When the cat turns his back to the fire and sticks his tail three times on the ground it is a sign of snow.
When the ground dries up it is a sign of a big fall of snow.
If the cattle run on a hot day. A sign of bad weather.
Wild geese flying low. Storm
A robin resting on the top of a high tree(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Children of Killeen National School
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyny, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Peter Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Sam Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Munnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
