School: Ballyroebuck (roll number 12841)
- Location:
- Ballyroebuck, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Seán Diolúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 135
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- These are some of the following signs of the weather.
When you see the swallows flying low it is a sure sign of wet weather.
To see the smoke lying on the ground is a sign of stormy weather.
Many crows, and black-stairs together is a sign of stormy, wet weather.
When the wind is coming from the east is a sign of hardy, frosty, weather.
When the clouds are on the hills is a sign of rain.
When the sea-gulls come in on the land land it is a sign of a storm on the sea.
When you see suckers from the sun is a sign of wet weather.
A rainbow in the morning is a sure warning.
When the sheep are up grazing in the morning you may be sure of a wet stormy day.
When the sea-weed is hard is a sign of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynancoran, Co. Wexford
