School: Brannockstown (roll number 16817)
- Location:
- Brannockstown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 448
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- If the stars are twinkling or moving about much in the sky it is the sign of rain. Swallows flying low is also a sign of rain.
Another sign of it is the smoke blowing down. Other ones are a mist in front of the moon or a circle around.
If rain falls with a westerly wind it is usually very cold. When the hills or mountains look far away it's the sign of good weather when they are dark it is a sign of rain. Spiders are often seen in empty pails or basins when rain is near. Dark frogs are a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Patsy Keenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sallymount Demesne, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- J. Keenan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sallymount Demesne, Co. Kildare
