School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 229
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- If you hear the curlew balling it is the sign of rain. If the crows flock along the ground it is the sign of rain. If the smoke falls to the ground it is the sign of rain. If a dog drinks water it is the sign of rain. If there is hailstones in the middle of the it is the sign of frost.
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- Collector
- Edward Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clorhaun, Co. Laois
- Informant
- John Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- When a star is moving in the sky it is the sign of rain. When the 15th July is wet, it is the sign of a bad winter.
