School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0780, Page 266
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- 1. At sunset the sky becomes very red.
2. Swallows fly high.
3. Smoke going up in a curly line.
4. When there is a fog on a Summer morning sign of fine weather, but if on Winter morning sign of wet day to follow.
5. When fish rise in water late in the evening looking for flies it denotes fine-Weather
- Collector
- Anna Coleman
- Gender
- Female
- 6. When there is a fog over the river at night the following day will be fine.
7. A clear blue sky in the morning is followed by a fine day.
8. To see a great many flies or midgets about is a sign of fine weather.
Red sky in the night,
Shepherd's delight.
Red sky in the morning,
Shepherd's warning.
When wild geese fly towards the mountains. - Collector
- Jennie Ffrench
- Gender
- Female
