School: An Druipseach
- Location:
- Dripsey, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Tuathaigh
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- Collected from Mrs Hannah Lynch Magoola, by her daughter Hannah.
A blue shade in the fire is a sign of rain.
A yellow shade in the fire is a sign of storm.
A fog in the hills is a sign of rain.
The cats and dogs eating grass is a sign of rain.
The crows flying low is a sign of rain.
The hens picking themselves is a sign of rain.
The seagulls flying low is a sign of snow.
Crows leaving Fitzgibbon's rookery Innislinga going to Ardrum wood is a sign of storm.Patrick O'Connell, Magoola, Dripsey.
Local Belief.Crows begin to build EXACTLY on 1st March. If it happens to fall on a Sunday they wait until Monday morning.- Collector
- Hannah Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Hannah Lynch
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork