School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

Location:
Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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  1. 1. If the cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of rain.
    2. If you see a dog eating grass it is a sign of a storm.
    3. A rainbow in the morning is a sign of a storm.
    4. A rainbow at night is a sign of good weather.
    5. If a circle is round the moon it is a sign of rain.
    6. If the moon is turned up side down it is a sign of bad weather.
    7. A fog at night is a sign the next day will be good.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Georgena Denniston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumnacross, Co. Longford