School: Loftus Hall
- Location:
- Loftushall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brighid Ní Eadhra
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- Weather Lore.There are various signs by which the state of the weather can be portended.1. When a cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
2. A rainbow in the morning is a sailors warning, a rainbow at night is a sailors delight.
3.When a storm is approaching the sea-gulls gather together on the land.
4.The south wind brings most rain to our district.
5. Dark evening are the best for fishing.
6. March dust is worth a shovel-ful of gold.
