School: Carlingford (C.) (roll number 13582)
- Location:
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ní Mhártain
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- (continued from previous page)13. A fog on the sea portends frost.
14. A cluster of flies hoovering round is a sign of rain.
15. Rain is expected if spiders from their cobwebs creep.
16. If smoke descends on the roof snow is expected.
17. Blue flames in the fire is a sign of rain.Eileen Murphy
Chapel Hill
Carlingford
Age 13 years.
- 1. Where the duck quacks and the peacock cries rain is at hand.
2. Cattle and horses seek the shelter of the ditches when rain is near
3. The crows are noisy and restless at the approach of rain.
4. When the soot falls down the chimney rain may be expected.
5. A ring round the moon is a sign of storm. The more remote the ring the nearer the storm
6. Where a cat washes the back of her ears a storm may be expected.
7. Worms running across the road is a sign of rain
Eithne O Rourke. Age 13 years.
Castle Hill
Carlingford. - Collector
- Eithne O Rourke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Castle Hill, Co. Louth
