School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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- (continued from previous page)sign of good weather. If the sun is an orange colour in the evening it is the sign of rain. A bright red sunset on a winters evening is the sign of frost.
A ring around the moon is a sign of wet weather. A bright starry night is a sign of frost that night. Heavy grey and black clouds are a sign of rain. It is an old belief that a rainbow is the sign of showery weather and it is believed that a rainbow in the morning is a s sailor's warning. A rainbow in the evening is a sailor's delight. - If the smoke from the chimney goes up straight it is a sign of good weather. When the smoke blows down the chimney it's the sign of rain. When the soot falls down the chimney it's a sign of wet weather.
If the fire burns bright it is said that there will be frost. A blue blaze in the fire is a sign of stormy weather.- Collector
- Dorcas Cox
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Hugh Cox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corlurgan, Co. Cavan