School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 120
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- Signs of Good Weather
1. When the cows are standing on the top of the hills.
2. Crows soar very high in the sky.
3. When the sheep go back the hills.
4. If the smoke of a chimney is going up straight.
5. The hills look very far away.
6. When the swallows fly high.
7. If the sky is red when the sun is going down.
8. When the sky is clear and the wind is high.
9. Walls, ceilings and floors dry up.
10. When the Galtees seem clear.
11. When the sky is grey in the morning.
12. When the wild ducks go in a V towards the East.
13. When the wind blows from the East.
14. When there is dust on the road.
15. When the cock crows earl in the morning.
16. When the corncrake is heard.
17. When the western sky is red in the evening.(continues on next page)
