School: Listellick, Tráighlí

Location:: Listellick North, Co. Kerry
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If it is raining for some time and then the cock begins to crow it is a sign that the day is going to dry up.
If the sun goes down sickly (covered with ragged clouds) it is a sign of storm.
When an old woman's corns pain it is a change for rain

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When donkey's bray it is a sign of rain. When the sea-gulls etc. fly towards the sea it is a sign of good weather When the moon is turned on its back it is a sign of rain. When the dog eats grass0tops it is a sign of rain. When the fowl pick themselves it is a sign of rain. When there is a rain bow in the sky in the evening is a sign of good weather but if seen in the early morning it is a sign of rain When the clouds in the sky are small and mackerel coloured it is a real sign of rain and storm. When the ducks "quack" in fine weather it is a sign of rain. When the Bumble Bee (Criompatán) is heard in the evening late it is a sign of near rain. When the Gobáirín Reón is heard (or Jack Snipe) it is a sign of frost or dew. When the geese screech and suddenly fly off it is a sign of rain and wind. Fog in the summer is for heat, in the Winter it is followed by gales. When you hear the black-bird Chirping in a winter's evening it is a sign of frost.
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Topics
1. genre
  weather-lore (~6,442)
Language

English
Informant
Mrs O Shea
Gender

Female
Age

66
Address

Listellick North, Co. Kerry