School: Dúndroma (roll number 13818)
- Location:
- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mrs Ester Jackson
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- (continued from previous page)10. A dog eating grass is a sign of rain.
11. If the cat washes over her ears rain is coming.
12. The sky thickly studded with bright stars tells a frosty night.
13. If the haws are very plentiful it is a sign of a hard winter.
14. If the oak gets it leaves before the ash, the summer will be wet.
15. When the frog has its yellow coat on, fine weather is coming.
- 1. When the birds, particularly the swallows, fly high the weathers will be fine. If they fly low the weather will be bad.
2. If the cat turns her back to the fire it will be frosty.
3. When the fire won't burn brightly or when it is hard to handle we will get snow.
4. When the winds come from the north we will get snow.
5. A red sky means frost.
6. If the cock crows in the middle of the day it will clear up.
7. If the dog comes in around the house we may get thunder.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rebecca Carter
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Carter
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
