School: Lios Dubh (roll number 6661)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Artáin
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- (continued from previous page)experts on the weather. It was never known to have them caught drawing hay. They would watch the crows going home at nights. if they flew low they warned not arrange for the hay drawing the following day so it was sure to be wet.
Flying gnats on lanes or car roads is a sure sign of rain.
Soot coming down ni lumps from the chimneys is another sign of rain
Smoke going up straight shows signs of fine weather after a long spell of rain.
When a fire of (?) or wood burns with a bluish flame it is the sign of storm some say snow and others wind.
The sun sinking ni the West with a lovely crimson (?) in the sky is an indicator that the weather will be fine.
Crows and robins come to the school door when snow and frost are coming.
When the walls and earthen floor of a house become damp this is a great sign of a change in the weather. If the weather is fine up of thus, there will be rain and vice(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Edward Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Crumlin Little, Co. Tipperary
