School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 17_009

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    When you see a cat sitting with his back to the fire you know there is a change in the weather. When the cat is scraping wood it is a sign of a storm. When there is a lot of stars in the sky on a winters night it is the sign that it is freezing. When we are going to have snow the days before are very cold and dull. When there is a ring around the moon that is a sign that it is freezing. A rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning a rainbow
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Thóláin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Micheál Ó Thóláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Liscromwell, Co. Mayo