School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 251
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- (continued from previous page)When you see blue stripes in the sky it is the sign of winds.
When the wind if from the north it is the sign of hard weather.
When the wind is from the south it is the sign of rainy weather.
When the cat is seen on the house-tops it is the sign of fine weather.
When the soot begins to fall it is the sign of rain.
When the sun goes down pale in the evening it is the sign of bad weather.
When the sun sets red it is the sign of fine weather.
When the pig carries his bed in his mouth it is the sign of wind.
- Collector
- Mary Carter
- Gender
- Female
