School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)
- Location:
- Baile an Mhuilinn, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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- (1) When the sheep stay (stay) lying down for a long time in the morning it is a sign of fine weather.
(2) When there is a strong wind coming the sheep all graze towards the gate of the pasture.
(3) When the hills seem far away it is a sign of fine weather.
(4) When stars shoot across the sky that is a sign of rain.
(5) The South wind brings most rain to my locality.
(6) When the red spreads over the sky that is a (storm) sign of a storm
(7) When a cat begins to tear at a tree that is a sign of a storm.
(8) If there is no sign of the moon or stars that night will be a wet night.
(9) When the rainbow is in the sky that is a sign of wind.
(10) When the clouds are going fast across the sky that is a sign of rain.
(11) People say that when the sky is dull and heavy that there will be snow.
(12) When there is a storm all the birds(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Reddy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile an Mhuilinn, Co. Chill Dara
- Informant
- Mrs Ned Reddy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 33
- Address
- Baile an Mhuilinn, Co. Chill Dara