School: Listellick, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)sign of fine weather while if they noise or moon on the north side it is a sign of broken weather.If Kerry Head or the Church Banks (sunken Reefs) of Ballyheighue Bay are moaning or breaking white it is a sign of storm.When the sea is very green it is a sure sign of cold broken weather and squally showers.
- When the sky has a sickly greenish hue or when the sky is orange or copper colour it is a sign of wind and rain.When you see big numbers of Winged ants on the road or on slats it is a sign of rain.When there is a star very near to the moon it is a sign of storm.When the sound of the train on the tracks appears far away it is a sign of fine weather or frost if near a sign of bad weather.
- Some people say when you hear the horn (sirens) of a ship away out to sea it is a sign of fog.If a good chair gets loose and if the rungs begin to fall off it is a sign of very good weather.If a good chair gets loose and if the rungs begin to fall off it is a sign of very good weather.If the house gets full of smoke all at once it is a sign of rain
- Informant
- Mrs J. Trant
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Listellick North, Co. Kerry
