School: Gleann Bruacháin (B.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12613)
- Location:
- Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: P.B. Shine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 340
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- (continued from previous page)Roads:- If springs showing through a road suddenly dry up then we can be prepared for floods. If the roads dry slowly we are at the beginning of a prolonged period of drought. If they dry suddenly changeable weather is expected. Should the dust in the road rise in whirls then there are going to be heavy showers coming frequently.
Fruit: If apple blossoms appear before May day we are going to have a wet cold June. The appearance of apple blossoms on the trees in Autumn is regarded as a sign of the approach of a very severe Winter and a great scarcity of hay during the following Spring. A scarcity of haws (on the hawthorn) or crabs (wild apples) in Autumn is looked on as an indication that the coming winter is going to be a mild one. A plentiful supply of haws crabs and wild berries is looked on as provision by the Almighty for the birds of the air during a very severe and prolonged winter.
