School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)of fog, around the moon, it is a sign of rain.
- Birds.When swallows are flying low it, is a sign of rain. When the swallows are high it is a sign of fine weather. When rooks are seen whirling around their nests it the air, it is a sign of a storm. When wild geese are seen flying south-wards it is a sign of hard weather. When they are seen flying northwards it is a sign of soft weather.
- When a cat is sitting with her back to the fire, and performing what is known as washing her face it is a sign of rain.
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“Sun. Low clouds, a halo around the moon or sun denote vapour in the atmosphere.”
Low clouds, a halo around the moon or sun denote vapour in the atmosphere. Those denote rain in the near future. A red sunrise with rainbow in the morning, denotes a storm in the near future. A mild red sunset, a cloudless sky are sure signs of good weather in the immediate future.
Stars. When you can see stars falling towards the earth, and blue flames coming from the fire, those are signs which denote frost.(continues on next page)
