School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Cill Maisil, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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- 88If you see swallows fly low in the evening it is the sign of rain. There are also other signs:- If there is a circle around the moon at night it is a sign of wet weather. If the smoke goes up straight from the chimney it is a sigh of fine weather. If you see silk threads on the grass in the evening it is going to rain. When a robin comes and perches on the window-sill and begins to chirp it is the sign of very fine weather. When you see a lot of midges fly round in the evening it is going to rain. When you hear the crows cawing in the night it is the sign of rain. When you would see a star fall in the night it is a sure sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ellie Thumpkins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buaile Phrácáis, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Patrick Clear
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Buaile Phrácáis, Co. Loch Garman