School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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- (continued from previous page)sign of good weather.
- If the moon and the stars grow dim and a ring encircles the moon rain will be expected. If the sun's rays go down into a bank of clouds in the sky bad weather will follow. If the moon looks pale or dim we may expect rain or wind. If the moon has not her natural colour with a clear sky, we expect fair weather. If there is a light mist in the air bad weather is expected.
When geese fly wind is coming. When a dog eats grass rain will come in a few days. When a robin sits high up on a spring and turns its face towards the wind good weather will come. When the wind blows from the south good weather is expected. When a blue blaze appears in the fire it is a sign of frost. When a cat turns her back to the fire and wets her paw and throws it over her eat it is a sign of rain. Other signs of rain are; people complaining of rheumatism, soot falling(continues on next page) - Collector
- Katie Coyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- James Kierans
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
