School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)
- Location:
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 243
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- (continued from previous page)When the fire roars up the chimney
it is the sign of a storm
And when the fire appears bright
it is the sign of fine weather.
When the crows fly low it is a sign of wet weather.
And when the crows fly high it is te sign of fine weather.
- When there is a ring around the moon it is the sign of rain.
When the cat sits with her back to the fire it is the sign of wet weather.
When seagulls come inland it is the sign of a storm on sea.
If animals run for shelter it is the sign of a storm
When swallows fly low it is the sign of rain.
Sheen and white frost are the sign of rain
When the wind changes quickly it is the sign of wet weather and the wind from the South brings most rain. - Collector
- Seamus Power
- Gender
- Male
