School: Curreeny, Dolla, Nenagh (roll number 16486)
- Location:
- Curreeny, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: James Conlon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0537, Page 005
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- A mist around the Sun and a halo around the Moon are signs of bad weather –
“A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd’s warning
A rainbow at night, the shepherd’s delight”
“Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry
The distant hills are looking nigh”
(a sign of bad weather)
The wind from the west brings most rain.
The crows gathering together on the ground is a sign of rain as well as the swallows flying low.
The cat sitting with his back to the fire is a sign of cold stormy weather.
