School: Dunree
- Location:
- Dunreagh, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Maighréad Condún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 388
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- (continued from previous page)know that a storm is raging at sea. If we see stairs about the house crying, we know that is going to rain.
If the cuckoo comes before the leaves are on the trees it is the sign of a bad summer.
When swallows fly high it foretells good weather.
A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight
A rainbow in the morning is shepherd's warning.
Regina Fowler
Cookstown, Ashbourne
Co. Meath
This was told to be by:
George Finglas
Baltrasna, Co. Meath(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Regina Fowler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cookstown, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- George Finglas
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- An Baile Trasna, Co. na Mí
