School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)
- Location:
- Baile Dhá Thuile, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: H. Fitzgerald
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- (continued from previous page)Old Betty's joints are on the rack.See yon rooks. How odd their flight!
They seem to pierce the gliding kite,
And headlong downward seem to fall,
As if they felt that piercing ball,
'Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow,
Out jaunt must be put off to-morrow.When there are several crows flying together it is a sign of rain because they are looking for shelter. When a cat is seen scraping a tree it is a sign of wind. When the pig has a sop in his mouth it's an omen of bad weather. When the sun sets in a bank of clouds on the horizon it is a sure sign of bad weather. If there is a large ring around the moon it denotes a storm. When the goat lies in the middle of the road it is a sign of fine weather, and when she lies near the ditch it foretells rain. Black snails on the grass is a sign of rain. When the midges come out in the evening this also is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Josie Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Na Cluainte, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- John Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Na Cluainte, Co. Luimnigh
