School: Dún na nGall (roll number 2252)
- Location:
- Donegal, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: E. E. Oldfield
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- XML “Weather-Lore”
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- 1. The dog eats grass when there is going to be rain.
2. The cat sits with her back to the fire when there is going to be a storm,
3. When the mountains are near there is going to be rains.
4. When swallows fly high there is going to be good weather.
5. When people have sore eyes there is going to be snow.
6. When plenty of stars are in the sky there is going to be frost.
7. If the sky is very red in the morning there is going to be bad weather.
8. When the smoke goes up straight there is going to be good weather.
9. If foxes lark much there is going to be good weather.
10. When the mountains are far away there is going to be good weather
11. If the swallows fly low there is going to be a storm.
12. If the curlew is heard often there is going to be rain.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr A. Mc Gee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 92
- Address
- Drumroosk, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr W. Whyte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Donegal, Co. Donegal