School: Harristown, Piltown (roll number 13449)

Location:
Harristown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. If the sun goes down red in the evening it is a sign of fine weather.
    If there is a halo around the moon it is a sign of wet weather.
    If there are a lot of stars in the sky in the night it is the sign of frost.
    To see a cap on Torryhill in the morning is a sign of rain.
    To hear the Templeorum bell is the sign of bad weather.
    To hear the Fiddown train is a bad sign of the rain and to hear the Mullinavat train is a sign of fine weather.
    When swallows fly low is a sign of rain.
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