School: Clonbullogue
- Location:
- Clonbulloge, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0800, Page 189
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- If the cat sits with his back to the fire, snow.
If the dog lies with his head to the fire, storm.
If the sheen on the bog is seen at a far distance the coming weather will be fine.
If the hills looks too near the weather will be wet.
If the smoke goes straight up, fine.
If the soot falls, rain.
When sheep are out grazing early in the morning, rain.
When the frog is black, rain.
Some people say when they see clouds like hairs in the sky that it is going to rain.
When crickets are chirping it is the sign of rain.
When the midges are very fierce it is the sign of rain.
When the fire blazes up brightly there is going to be frost.
Plover flying south, snow; flying north, fine weather.
