School: Machaire
- Location:
- Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ó Reilly
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- A fog over Corkra bog in the evening is a sign of good weather!
(Corkra about 1/2 mile from Maghera).
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning. A rainbow at night is the shepherds delight.
If soot falls down the chimney it is a sure sign of rain.
When snow is melting off after a snow storm, and patches still remain around fences and in hollows, it is said that it is waiting for another snow falls:(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Longfield, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Longfield, Co. Cavan