School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 084
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- Weather Lore.All the old people have ways of their own for foretelling the weather.
The signs of bad weather are -
When there is a circle around the moon. when the sun goes down copper. when there is a rainbow in the morning. when the wind is coming from the South. When the dog eats grass. When the smoke falls down instead of going up. when the swallows fly low. When hens pick themselves. When ducks quack loudly. When peacocks cry. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Edward Hore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
