School: An Choill Mhór (roll number 1672)
- Location:
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: “An Paorach”
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- (continued from previous page)When a cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of rain and wind
When you see crows sitting on ditches it is a sign of snow
Soot falling down chimneys is a sign of rain.
When you see the sun going down pale it is a sign of rain.
If you see a frog changing its colours from yellow to brown it is a sign of rain.
When crows are seen flying high up and low down it is a sign of wind.
When the snow bird is seen and heard chirping like a chicken it is a sign of snow
Black clouds are a sign of rain
When the black hag (cailleach dubh) going to sea it is a sign of rain. If it goes to the mountain it is a sign of fine weather.
If the wild geese go to the mountains it is a sign of frost.
When you see a black ring round the moon it is a sign of rain.
Two sharp horns on the moon are a sign of rain.
Wind whistling through the keyhole is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Moylett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Moylett
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo