School: Clonlara
- Location:
- Cloonlara, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Heoghanáin
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- The old people know the signs of approaching fine weather:-
1. When the sun sets in a globe of fire.
2. When the birds are flying high.
3. When the smoke ascends to heaven like a prayer.
4. When the Doonass waterfall can be clearly heard.
5. East winds.
6. A rainbow in the evening.
7. A clear sky.
8. Clouds high.
9. When you hear the whistle of the train in Birdhill.
10. When the swallows twitter.
11. Springs bubbling from the roads and byeways.
12. The curlew's call indicates frosty weather. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Josie Moloney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonlara, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Moloney
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Cloonlara, Co. Clare