School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)When salt gets damp it is a sign of rain.
When the curlew is crowing it is a sign of rain.
The southerly wind bring most rain to my district.
Signs of rain.
When the robin is singing in the middle of a bush.
When flags are wet.
When smoke from the chimney goes down to the ground.
When rooks are pitched along the top of a wall.
When seagulls cluster together in a field or garden.
When the sky is red to the north in the evening.
When distant hills are looking near.
There is an old saying
"Red in the morning is the shepherd's warning. Red at night is the shepherd's delight"
Signs of storm
When the jay-thrush sings
When goats keep near the wall.
Signs of fine weather
When the hills are looking far away.
When it is red to the west in the evening.
When the smoke from the chimney goes up straight.
When the robin sings on to of a bush.
- When there is a mackerel colour in the sky, it(continues on next page)
