1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ardaghy, Omeath

School: Ardaghy, Omeath

Location:
Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 043

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 043

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ardaghy, Omeath
  2. XML Page 043
  3. XML “Weather-Lore”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Weather Lore
    1. Behavior of birds and animals
    The conduct of certain animals in the Omeath locality is taken as an infallible weather guide. When seagulls are seen on land it is the sign of approaching rain or storm. Another common belief is that, when swallows are seen flying high in the air it is a sign of good weather, and when they are seen flying low it is a sign of bad weather. When a crow is seen suddenly to swoop from a high altitude it is an omen of rain. When a dog is seen to eat grass it is also an omen of rain. When the people of this district see sheep frolicking they regard it as a sure sign of rain.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Róisín Ní Sloghain
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Peter Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth