School: Carrowbeg (roll number 10754)
- Location:
- Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rachel Nic an Ridire
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- (continued from previous page)to be a sign of bad weather.
When a hen keeps down her tail it is a sign of rain
If there is a ring round the moon or a mist over it is said to be a sign of rain
When crows dive or when the sea-gulls come up from the sea it is a sign of rain
When you hear the crickets singing it is a sign of rain
When there is a blue blaze in the fire it is a sign of a storm.
When there are openings in the sky it is a sign of good weather.
When a mist comes from the sea it is a sign of good weather but a mist on a hill is a bad mist
When the swallows fly high it is a sign of good weather
If the sky is red at sunset it is a sign of good weather
When there is snow to be seen on the hilltops it is a sign of more snow.
If a dog is restless in his lair it is a sign of bad weather
If the floors get damp it is a sign of rain
If cobwebs fly in the air it is a sign of rain.
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds' warning, a rainbow at night is the sailors' delight
If the soot falls down the chimney it is a sign of bad weather.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Constance A. Norris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Joe Hutchinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Robert Hutchinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal