School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 488
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- (continued from previous page)delight."17. When there is a circle around the moon it is the sign of rain.18. A wet Sunday a wet week.19. Black clouds the sign of rain20. If there is a lot of threads to be seen on the ground it is the sign of rain.21. If sheep are seen lying near a ditch it is a sign of rain.22. When floors weeps or when salt weep it is a sign of rain.23. If the frost rises early in the morning it is the sign of rain, and if it does not rise until late it is the sign of fine weather.24. A wet and a windy May fills the haggard with corn and hay.25. When the roads and fields dry up quickly after a shower of rain it is the sign of more rain.26. When chairs or tables creak it is the sign of rain.27. When crows build their nests very high in the tops of trees it is the sign of a fine Summer.(continues on next page)
