School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar
- Location:
- Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 467
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- (continued from previous page)467When sheep come down to the valley for the night and when masses of flies collect in the air it is a sign of rain.
An inky northern sky is the sign of snow.
Birds singing late in the evening is a sign of good weather.
If the insects take wing in the evening there will be rain that night.
When there are currents on Lough Key it is a sign of very cold rain.
A blue blaze in the fire is a sign of rain.
When the "Rock of Doon" looks near us it is a sign of mild rain.
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