School: Cillín
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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- (continued from previous page)Good weather.
A robin resting near the ground. Bad weather.
If a robin or a lark washes itself in the water during the day. Sign of good weather.
If a flock of black hags are flying high in the air over the sea. A storm
A bat flying round in the air. Bad weather.
If a new moon fog is coming from the sea. there is good weather ahead.
If a person has sea timber on his house and it to crack. Storm.
If the direction of the wind changes against the sun. Storm.
Sun setting pale. Rain.
Cricket singing sharply. Rain.
When the glass of a window is clear, that's a sign of good weather.
When a pig pulls his bed, thats a sign of storm.
The cricked singing sharply is a sign of(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
