School: Rathanna, Borris
- Location:
- Rathanna, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)The North-Eastern winds bring rain while the north-western ones bring snow, frost and sleet. The south wind is the warm wind in this district. There is a church bell in Ballymurphy and an old belief is "If Ballymurphy bell can be heard from Rathanna it is a sure sign of rain".
Swallows flying low is a sign of bad weather. Bats at night is a sign of fine weather. Trushes keeping to the wood is a sign of storm. When the robin ceases singing it is a bad sign. When they see the first cuckoo they say "summer is here at last.
- Collector
- Kevin Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killedmond, Co. Carlow
