School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16741)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teachers: Aindrias Ó Caoilte Br Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 056
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- (continued from previous page)sign of rain.
When the salt gets wet it is a sign of rain.
When a dog eats grass it is a sign of rain.
When the sky is clear and the hills are far away it is going to be fine.
The nearer the rings are to the moon the farther away the rain is from us. The farther the rings are away from the moon, the nearer the rain is to us.
When the morning is frosty, there will be fine weather that day.
When the cat wipes its jaws with its paw's it is a sign of rain.
If it is hard to light the fire it is a sign of rain.
If you see the dust rise from the ground it is a sign of rain.
A fleecy sky is a sign of rain.
When there is close and heavy air it is a sign of thunder.
To see the clouds low over the mountains it is a sign of rain.
If you hear the church bell clearly, it is a sign of rain.
"The distant hill looking nigh," foretells rain.(continues on next page)
