School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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- (continued from previous page)bad weather.
When soot falls from the chimney it denotes bad weather.
When a dog eats grass it is the sign of bad weather.
- If the moon lies on its back, it holds the water, and we are sure to have bad weather.
If stars glitter and fall from the sky at night it is another sign of rain.
When you have a rainbow in the morning it is a sign of broken weather.
When the wind blows from the Bar of Drogheda it is a sure sign of rain, coming.
But if you get good weather with the wind blowing from the east it is generally cold, but very dry.
When sheep are lying eating early in the morning it denotes bad weather.
When smoke goes straight up into the sky it is the sign of good weather, but if it sinks to the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Donal Fay
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmore, Co. Louth
- Collector
- Francis Fay
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmore, Co. Louth
- Informant
- John Fay
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmore, Co. Louth
