School: Rashina, Athlone
- Location:
- Rashinagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Cinnéide
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 215
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- Insects as weather prophetsMidges when very numerous and troublesome in the cool of the evening portend rain.Winged ants in numbers in the air portend rain.The bumble bee droning in the evening means a fine day to come.When the hum of myriads winged insects can be heard distinctly fine weather is come to stay.Butterflies disport themselves when the heat of the sun is strong enough to invigorate them.Smoke puffing down the chimney is a sign of rain. also soot falling.Smoke ascending straight from chimney is a sign of good weather.
