School: Baile an Lóin Tighe (Ballinlonty) (roll number 1579)
- Location:
- Ballinlonty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Áine Ruiséall
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 065
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- Signs of rain.
1. One magpie out by itself.
2. An ass with his back turned to the ditch.
3. A cat sitting with its back to the fire.
4. When the smoke goes straight up into the sky it is a sign of fine weather, but when it curls down to the ground it is a sign of bad weather.
5. When swallows fly low.
6. When the hills look very near, it is a sign of bad weather, but when the hills look far away, it is a sign of fine weather.
7. A ring around the moon.
8. When it begins to rain, and is only going to be a shower, hens will run for shelter, but when it is going to be wet they will not run in.
9. A rainbow in the morning is a shepherds warning, but a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Louden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fishmoyne, Co. Tipperary
