School: Ballykilmurry
- Location:
- Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 126
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- Signs of Rain
To see crows flying home low.
To see a black frog.
To see "Dublin Red" early in the morning.
To see a dog eating grass.
To see a circle round the moor - the farther the circle is away from moon, the nearer the change.
Lightning on a winter's night
When the wind is in the South.
To see horses drowsy
To see cement or flagged floors getting damp.
To see an old cat playing
To hear foxes and badgers barking.
To hear wind whistling in the chimneys.
To see a cat with back to fire (sign of hardship)
To see ducks clapping wings
To see swallows flying low.
To see goats looking for shelter
To hear curlews calling in callows (lowlands)
To see a star falling.
To see black snails coming out of ditches
A white sunset.
To see soot falling
Salt getting damp.
Corns burning
