School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy

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Weather Signs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 80

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Weather Signs
There are many ways of foretelling the weather. Sometimes people have a man and a woman inside hanging on wall. When the woman comes out it is a sign of good weather and when the man comes out it is a sign of bad weather. There is another sign also, when a son is always standing on front of a fire it is a sign of hardship When the swallow flies low it is a sign of good weather and when she flies high it is a sign of bad weather. When the curlew cries it is a sign of sorrow and hardship. When the seagull flies high it is a sign of bad weather and when she flies low it is a sign of good weather. When the cat mews

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Collector
James Doyle
Gender
male
Address
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Language
English