School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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  1. 1. When a cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of hard weather.
    2. A rainbow in the morning is the shephard's warning, a rainbow at night is the shephard's delight.
    3. When an ass is seen going to the sheltry side of a field it is the sign of rain.
    4. When the swallows fly high it is the sign of fine weather, and when they fly low it is the sign of bad weather.
    5. When the wind is in the East it is not fit for man or beast.
    6. When Carrigbyrne puts on her hood the Coonogue river is at a flood,
    7. Miss Byrne has on her hood (Miss Byrne refers to Carigbyrne Hill.)
    8. If you see a dog eating grass it is a sign of rain.
    9. When we hear the crows calling it is the sign of a storm.
    10. When smoke goes straight to the sky it is the sign of fine weather, and when it goes to the ground it is
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