School: Cluain Dá Iomaire (roll number 14801)
- Location:
- Cloondahamper (Brown), Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0080, Page 276
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- (continued from previous page)8. When the cat sits near the fire and washes his face its the sign of bad weather.
9. When the cow runs in the field it is said that there will be very hot weather.
10. When the mountains can be seen very plain it is the sign of hard weather.
11. When the ash tree is stirring it is very rough at the sea.
12. When the flies are very plentiful its the sign of rain.
13. The bees cannot be seen in bad weather.
14. When the smoke goes up straight from the chimney to the sky its the sign good weather.
15. When there are blue lights in the fire its the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Katie Cunningham
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Willie Cunningham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Tigreenaun, Co. Galway
