School: Mainistir na Corann (roll number 12041)
- Location:
- Midleton, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Sorcha Madeline Daunt
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- Weather SignsThe barometer is not the only way of finding out the weather as there are so many different signs such as:-
If there is a red sky in the morning it is a sign of rain
If it is red in the evening it is going to be fine.
If the swallows fly low it is a sign of rain.
If the cat licks himself behind his ears it will rain.
If the hens oil their feathers it will rain.
If a corn is sore on your toe it is a sign of rain.
If the soot at the back of the fire is red it is a sign of a frosty night.
If the salt is wet it is a sign of the wet weather.
If you hang a piece of seaweed and it gets wet it is the sign of bad weather and if it is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Holly Berry
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr R. Berry
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Midleton, Co. Cork
