School: Castledockrill (roll number 6598)
- Location:
- Mountfin Upper, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Seosamh de Hál
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 279
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- 279Weather LoreA hallo or ring round the moon is a sign of rain The nearer the ring is to the moon the farther away the storm.
When the frog is hopping around in a dark brown coat late in the evening we are going to have rain.
The chairs and tables begin to creak and the ducks quack loudly if there is going to be rain
Other signs of rain are the busy fly disturbs the kine, the dog is eating grass and the distant hills are growing near
The cat that lies in the sun in February will creep to the heartstone in March.
The bird that sings in January will cry before the spring is out
All birds start building their nests on the first of March. If in a rookery instead of building their nests the rooks start cawing and flying mad about it is a sure sign of a great storm
When the sky is very red in the West late in the evening it is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sinéad Ní Néill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Tombrick, Co. Wexford
