School: Colthurst, Ráth Cúil
- Location:
- Rathcool, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 016
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- Signs of bad weather are:
The floor gets wet.
The meat begins to drop.
The crows fly low.
The swallows fly low.
The soot begins to fall.
Signs of fine weather are:
Mushera capped and Claragh clear,
Denotes fine weather far and near.
The pimper-nell or the poor man's weather-glass opens its petals wide
If the swallows and crows fly high, or if a rain-bow appears in the evening.
Signs of Storm:
Seagulls fly inland
Copper coloured clouds cross the skies.
Pigs start making their beds.
The sky gets dark and red.(continues on next page)
