School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- When the swallows fly low near the fences it is a sign of thunder
- If the sky is streaky red in the evening and if the farm yard geese suddenly fly off in all directions it is a sign of Windy weather.
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- Timothy Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doon South, Co. Kerry
- A Red sky is a sign of wind also when the sky is bright yellow at [?]A Copper coloured sky is a sign of rain.When crows fly low and rest on the ground it is a sign of rain.When the wild geese fly inwards towards the marshes it is a sign of frost.When the wild geese fly out towards the sea it is a sign of fine weatherWhen the farm yard geese suddenly fly off in all directions it is a sign of storm or high winds.
- When birds and insects fly low it is a sign of rain.If the sea moans on "Banna Strand" near Ardfert it is a sign of rainIf the sea noises on "Mudac Rock" Ballyheeghue Bay it is a sign of rain.If the sea noises on "Mudac Rock" Ballyheeghue Bay it is a sign of rain.Brandon Head or Kerry Head appears lifted off the sea it is a sign of fine weatherIf the sea has big streaks of foam etc. it is a sign of bad weather."Mudac Rock" (Bally ReighueBay) is talking (noising) sign of rain.If waves are noisy or moaining on the south side of Bally Leighue Bay it is a(continues on next page)
