School: Doire Bhaile
- Location:
- Derryvally, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Uilis
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- (continued from previous page)Wild geese flying in flocks denote a snowstorm. Swallows flying low foretell that rain is approaching. When ducks quack loudly people say they are calling down the rain.The donkey braying, the cat washing behind her ear, or the dog eating grass or drinking water indicates that rain is at hand. A cat scraping a pole or tree denotes wind.People who are prone to rheumatism feel the pain more severely when rain is approaching. Black frogs, or great numbers of clochs denote rain.Smoke blowing towards the ground or a blue blaze in the fire indicates that rain is approachingJean Robb
Crosokey, Swan's Cross
The man that slings mud is losing ground
- Collector
- Jean Robb
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corraskea, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- J. Robb
- Address
- Corraskea, Co. Monaghan
