School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)
- Location:
- Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 428
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- (continued from previous page)"A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning.
A rainbow at night is the shepherds delight".
7. The crows looping the loop is a sign of the coming storm.
8. The soot falls down, the Spaniard sleeps.
The spider from his cobweb creeps.
Old Betty's joints are on the rack.
The frog has changed his yellow coat.
8. The grey plover comes during frosty or snowy weather.
9. Birds fly high for good weather low for bad weather.
10. The mountains appear very bright and far away if we are to have a spell of good weather, and they appear near and cloudy when bad weather is approaching.
11. The river "rattles" to the north if good weather is approaching and to the south if bad weather is near.
12. The smoke has a downward tendency for rain and goes straight up for fine weather.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatimore, Co. Cork
