School: Scairt (B.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4126)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Rinn
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- (continued from previous page)weather. If the cat sits with his back to the fire one may also expect rain. Rain is denoted when a frog turns black. Soot falling heavily from the chimney indicates rain also. The wind whistling down the chimney and in the door is an omen of rain.
If the hills had a very bright green appearance rain is near. If the dust is being whirled around by the wind indicates bad weather If the sky had a nice blue appearance it is a sign of good weather. If rain was near the sheep would go looking for shelter.
If the cows carried their horns wet out into the bawn on Swithins evening we would have rain for forty days. If they carried them dry we may have fine weather for days.
- Collector
- Margaret Shinnick
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mr David O' Keeffe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Oldcastletown, Co. Cork
