School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 336
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- There are many signs of the weather such as :-
If a cat sits with his back to the fire it is the sign of a storm.
If the smoke from a chimney is blown downward to the road it is a sign of rain.
If the curlew is heard crying it is a sign of rain.
If the cuckoo is heard in Spring it is a sign of a good Summer.
If a new moon comes out lying on its back it is the sign of windy weather.
If the sun is seen shining early in the morning it is a sign of rain.
- Collector
- Dodo Carey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mount Saint Oliver, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Williams
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magdalene Street, Co. Louth
