School: Castletown
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Owen Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 252
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- If the soot falls from the chimney it is a sign of rain.
When the ducks are standing on one foot it is a sign of severe frost.
If a clock crosses the floor its a sign of rain.
When the sky is red in the evening in the South West it is a sign of rain.
If the streamers are on the sun in the evening it is a sign of rain.
Clouds in the form of goats hair is the sign of bad weather.
Clouds in the form of wool packs is a sign of broken weather.
Aurora borealis or the Northern dawns are the sign of a storm.
When the Cooley mountains seen near it is the sign of bad weather.
If the fog is on the mountains in the morning and not able to cross them it is a sign of bad weather.
Seagulls coming in on the land is a sign of a storm.
When the stares cluster in the fields its the sign bad weather.
If the crow goes out and returns to the rookery in a short time it is the sign of bad weather.
If a bat flies round in the evening it is a sign of good weather.
If the swallows flies high it is a sign of good weather.
If the cat sits with its back to the fire thats the sign of a storm.
When you hear the curlew crying shrilly it is the sign of bad weather.
Blue blazes in the fire is a sign of a storm.
