School: Forth (roll number 12909)
- Location:
- Kilmannan, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chraith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 294
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- 294Weather Lore
When crows fly low and seagulls alight in big flocks in fields, rain is near.
The sky looks cloudy and leaden, and the sun is hidden with clouds before rain.
"The nearer the circle to the moon the farther the storm,
The farther the circle from the moon the nearer the storm."
"A rainbow in the morning is a sailor's warning,
A rainbow at night is a sailor's delight,
A rainbow in the evening is a sailor's grieving,
A rainbow at noon is a sailor's doom."
When the stars twinkle and shoot it is a sure sign of frost.
The South wind brings the most storms to our district.
Cats and dogs eat grass, and the hens crow, like the cock, when it is going to rain.
If the cock crows in wet weather it is a sign of bad luck.
If the smoke goes up straight from the chimney it is a sign of fine weather(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Fortune
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Wexford
