School: Bloomhill
- Location:
- Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Nic Annraoi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 389
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- Weather Lore.
1. Signs of bad weather -
1. A pale ring round the sun.
2. A blue blaze in the fire.
3. Sea gulls flying in the field.
4. When the soot is falling.
5. A rainbow in the morning.
6. When the sun raises too early.
7. When the swallows are very low almost tiping the ground.
8. When the curlews goes to the up land and are soaring very much.
9. When the wind is from seven churches.
10. When there is a lot of flies out in the evening.
11. The dogs eating grass.
12. Cat wiping her face with her paws.
13. Far away hills looking near.
14. Sun very red.
15. Clouds on the sky.
16. Ducks quacking.
17. When the crows are throwing themselves up in the air.
18. When the [stairs] are in big flocks.
2. Signs of fine weather -
1. A rainbow at night.(continues on next page)
