School: Eanach Mór (C.) (roll number 12427)
- Location:
- An tEanach Mór, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhiadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 238
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- (continued from previous page)the cats jump about very quickly and start scraping pieces of timber.
When rain is coming the spiders creep away from their webs.
When frogs change to a black colour rain is expected.
When fine weather is coming the sky is very red in the west.
A thick fog on an August morning is the sign of rain.
When the leaves stay on the trees it is a sign of cold weather.
If foxes bark much in October it is the sign of snow.
If August is warm and dry it is the sign of a snowy winter.
When wet weather is coming the walls are very damp.
- Informant
- Mr M. James Shannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- An Dún, Co. Shligigh
