School: Inishmagrath (roll number 15088)

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1. Weather-Lore (continued)

   

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   When the cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of rain

   If the dogs eat grass it is a sign of rain

   When the horses or cattle run through the field it is a sign of rain

   If the donkeys bray much it is a sign of rain

   When the goats come down from the mountain it is a sign of rain

   If the sheep come down the a sheltered place it is a sign of rain, or when they run through the field it is a sign of rain

   When the sky is clear it is a sign of good weather or when it is red in the west the next day will be good, when the sky is black and heavy it is a sign of bad weather.

   When there is sheen on the rock it is a sign of bad weather, or when the mountain is near it is a sign of bad weather

   When a school window on the mountain it is a sign of bad weather

   When the fog goes out the mountain it is a sign of good weather, and when it comes in the mountains it is a sign of bad weather.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Wiliiam Irwin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   William Irwin

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim