School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)When birds come in near your door it is a sign of bad weather.
When blackbirds are chirruping it is a sign of frost.
When smoke goes up straight in the air it is a sign of fine weather.
When swallows are flying low it is a sign of rain.
When cats come in around a fire it is a sign of rain.
When crickets go out to out-houses it is a sign of fine weather.
When crows are flying around in the air and cawing it is a sign of rain .
If a flood goes away quickly it is a sign that we are near another.
When a fire burns brightly it is a sign of rain .
When there are a lot of haws it is a sign of a hard winter.
When there is a rainbow in the morning it is a sign of rain . An old saying, "A rainbow in the morning is a shepherd's warning, and a rainbow in the night is a shepherd's delight."
When the crickets are singing it is the sign of fine weather.
When the chapel bell rings loudly it is the(continues on next page)
