School: Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ailís Eibhlín de Brún
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- (continued from previous page)do not like to see a mist on the top of Sliabh Sneachta, because it denotes bad weather. They say that
"When Sliabh Snaght gets on his cap,
Culdaff RIver gets word of that."
The hills seem nearer and bigger at the approach of a storm.
When the dust on the road-way rises up into the air, it is a sign of rain. If the sea is of a deep blue colour, it is also a sign of rain. When the sea roars so loudly that we can hear it in the village, it denotes frost.
If the black beetle is heard humming in the evening, it indicates a spell of good weather, but if the crickets chirp and jump about the kitchen, it indicates rain. When a storm is approaching, a lot of midges fly about, and flys creep on the windows
In the farm houses, where there are open chimneys, the people believe that if there is a smoke in the kitchen, it is a sign of rain.
When there is a far-away ring round the moon, it is the sign(continues on next page)
