School: Mount Collins, Mainistir na Féile (roll number 10107)
- Location:
- Mountcollins, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0493, Page 304
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- When the fog foes up the river in the evening it is the sign of bad weather. When the fog goes down the river it is a sign of good weather.
When you hear the robin singing late on a wet evening the sign of more rain.
When the swallows are flying low it is the sign of bad weather, and when they are flying high it is the sign of good weather.
When the hens pick their feathers it is the sign of rain.
A red sky at sunset is the sign of wind or frost or rain.
When the cat turns his back to the fire it is the sign of snow. .
When the curlews are screeching it is the sign of rain.
When the crows are perched late in the evening on the meadows it is the sign of rain.
When the smoke turns in the house it is the sign of bad weather.
When the fox is barking it is the sign of snow.
When the crickets are chirping it is the sign of rain.
When the star are shining bright it is the sign of frost(continues on next page)
