School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 198
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- Signs of Weather
1. A sloe year is a woe year
2. A haw year is a blaw year.
3 A low cloudy sky = rain is coming
4 If the sun goes down red = good
5 If the sun goes with red clouds round it = rain
6 A ring round the moon or when it is lying on its back = rain
7 When there is a hole round the moon rain
8 When the stars are glittering = frost
9 The wind from Ardcarne = rain
10 Wind from Givagh = rain
11 Wind from Sliabh an Cireann = Snow
12 Swallows flying low = rain
13 When feed until dark = rain
14 A cat with her back to the fire = snow
15 When the hens roost out = good weather
16 When the mountains and hills seems near = rain
17 When the midges bite = rain
18 When the smoke goes up straight in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Leydon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
