School: Cill an Daingin
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Domhnaill
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- A circle round the moon is a sign of wet weather.
A fog on the hills is the sign of bad weather.
A fog on the lake is a sign of fine weather.
A rainbow in the morning is a shepherds warning, a rainbow at night is the shepherds delight.
The north wind brings cold and frost.
The east wind is wet and cold.
Red clouds in the west at sunset portend fine weather.
When a frog wears his yellow coat we have fine weather.
If he wears a black coat we have bad weather.
The blackbirds whistling at eventide are the sign of frost.
When the swallows fly low we have wet weather.
If they fly up high in the sky the weather is generally fine.
Sea gulls on the land are the sign of wet weather.
The ants flying is a sign of weather.
If a horse or cow turnsed his or her back to the direction from which rain is coming there will be a continuation of rain.
A cat with his back to the fire is a bad sign of the weather.
When the smok ascends in a straight line to the(continues on next page)
