School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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is a sign of bad weather.
17 A rainbow in the morning is a sign of broken weather, and a rainbow in the evening is a sign of calmness.
18 A gray sky in the morning is a sign of a fine day.
19 When the sun goes down behind a bank of clouds is a sign of broken weather.
20 A red reflection on the Eastern side of the sky at sunset, is a great sign of fine weather
21 When the seagulls lie inland, is a sign of stormy weather.
Frances Corely, From
Thomas Hussy
Scotland
Signs of the Weather
1. When the moon is on its back it is the sign of rain.
2. When the cat has his back turned to the fire it is a sign of rain.
3. When the cat climbs up and scrapes it is the sign of a storm
4. When the dog eats grass it is the sign of bad weather.
5. When the sky is red it is the sign - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nora Cunniffe
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Grehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glennamaddy, Co. Galway