School: Baile Bhriain
- Location:
- Ballybryan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Buachalla
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When it is going to rain there are many signs to indicate it. A dog eating grass or drinking water is a sure sign of bad weather. When swallows are flying high it is a sign of good weather. When they are flying low it is a sign of bad weather.
People say if goats are high on the hills it is a sign of good weather. If they come down it is a sign of a storm.
When a cat scratches a tree it is also a sign of a storm.
A rainbow in the middle of the morning is the shepherd's warning, a rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greenhills, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Michael Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinla, Co. Offaly
