School: Clomanto
- Location:
- Clomantagh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Liam Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 340
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Weather (continued)
“A robin singing on the top of a bush early in the morning is a sign of a fine day.”
(continued from previous page)Smoke ascending from chimney good sign smoke lying flat bad sign"When the cuckoo speaks on the bare thorn
'Twill be a bad year of hay and corn"
Weather
“When a new room falls on Saturday twill end bad.”
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Weather
“A rainbow in the morning gives the shepherd warning...”
A Rain bow in the morning gives the shepherd warning
A Rain bow in the evening is the sheperds greeting. Weather
“A rainbow in the morning gives the shepherd warning...”
A rainbow at night is a Shepherds delight. Weather
“A rainbow at night is a Shephards delight.”
When the ducks are "bawling" sure sign of bad weather. Weather
“When the ducks are "bawling" sure sign of bad weather.”
"If the wind is East on Candlemass day
There it will be till the end of May"There were a couple of extra lines to this which went on to state that "If the wind didn't change on the 2nd May there would be little rain until Aug 2nd."