School: Kilmacanogue, Bray
- Location:
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 068
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- Signs of rain
When the sun sets in a pale watery mist surrounded by orange clouds.
When the stars are dull and the clouds drifting.
When the South wind blows it is a sign of wet weather.
The ducks quack loudly and the peacocks cry.
Crickets sing sharply and if a spider is killed.Signs of fine weather
When the sun sets in a blaze of red.
When the stars are clear and brilliant.Signs of storms.
When there is a halo around the moon.
When the clouds go swiftly through the sky in great banks and when accompanied with great heats it is a sign of a thunder - storm.
When the wind comes from the West point it generally foretells a gale.
The curlews fly to the mountains.
The seagulls come to land.
The sea roars when a storm is brewing.Signs of frost & snow
When the north wind blows.
- Collector
- Nellie O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs O' Toole
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Dan Harman who lived one time in Killough was a great step-dancer. Most of his steps were old traditional steps taught to hime by "Shaky Roberts"(continues on next page)
