School: An Pasáiste Thoir (C.), Port Láirge
- Location:
- Passage East, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Clare, Bean Uí Eachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)When the cattle turn their backs to the wind it shows a coming gale.
If paper whirls round and round on the hob we may expect rain.
If the sea-gulls fly very low to the river it is a good sign of plenty salmon.
"February fill the dike
Black or white."
If the sun is very red when rising it is a sign of East Wind.
When the sun is very glaring it is a sure sign of rain.
When there is a star near the moon it is a sign of wind.
When the stars appear large it is a sign of frost.
When the stars shoot through the sky it is a sign of squals.
The crows all gather together in a crowd when rain is coming.
When the stars are dull that is a sign of rain approaching.
If the clouds are moving quickly it is a sign of the approach of a gale.(continues on next page)
