School: Cill Muire, Sixmilebridge
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chonmara
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“Spots in the sun moon and stars...”
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1.Spots in the sun moon and stars.
2.To see a cat with her back to the fire.
3.To see a cat tearing timber with her nails.
4.To see swallows flying low.
5.To hear Curlews calling.
6.To hear pea cocks crying from a distance.
7.If the change of moon took place on a Saturday.
8.To have the wind blowing from the south are signs of bad weather in our district.
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“If the sky in the direction of where the sun goes down is very red.”
1.If the sky in the direction of where the sun goes down is very red.
2.To see a midge flying round you on a Summer's day.
3.To see a hen picking mortar off a wall are signs of fine weather in our district. Weather-Lore
“When the ash shoots out before the oak...”
"When the ash shoots out before the oak,
We'll have a year of dust and smoke,
When the oak shoots out before the ash ,
'Tis then we may expect the dash."