School: Killeevan (roll number 14150)
- Location:
- Killeevan Glebe, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Beggs
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 302
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- (continued from previous page)13. A red sky at night is a sign of good weather.
14. The tree frog starts to sing before dry weather.
15. The soot falls down the chimneys before rain.
16. When we see the sky like copper it is a sign of snow.
17. We have a fern and it gets wet before rain.
18. When we see a dog eating grass it is a sign of rain.
19. The seagulls follow the farmers before a storm.
20. Old people's bones ache before rain.
21. The swallows fly high before good weather.
22. When we hear the weather blade it is a sign of good weather.
23. If we see a mist over the swamps it is a sign of good weather.
24. The frogs change their colour before rain.
Effie Farrell.
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- Effie Farrell
- Gender
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