School: Droichead a' Chláirín (Buachaillí)

Location:
Clarinbridge, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Sabhaois
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    is another sign of rain. When the dog begins to eat the tops of tall grasses that is a sure sign of wet weather. When the starlings wash themselves in a lake or stream it is also a sign of bad wet weather. When the pig begins to make his bed it is a sure sign of storm. When the sheep go to the wall in the evening it is a sign of a bad wet night.
    Sean Mach Domhnaill, Kilcolgan.Co.Galway.
    Heard from Flann Monahan,Cave,Clarinbridge.
    Age about 78 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Mach Domhnaill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Flann Monahan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Clarinbridge, Co. Galway