School: Cill Chláráin, An Fhiacail
- Location:
- Kilclaran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Muineóg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592, Page 424
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Signs of good and bad weather.1.When the swallows fly high in the summer it is the sign og good weather.When they fly low it is a sign of bad weather.
2.When the seagulls come in from the sea and assemble on the land stormy weather is at hand.
3.When the crows alight on the tops of the hills,it is a sign of good weather.,if they pitch at the base of the hills it is a sign of bad weather.
4.When the sky is very blue and clear in the evening it is a sign of good weather and when it is black and cloudy it is a sign of rain.
5.When the sky is red at the west at sunset it is a sign of good weather..
6.When the moon is very bright at night it is a good sign of the weather.
7.When there is a circle round the moon at night it is a sure sign of of bad stormy weather.
8.When the soot falls down the chimney in lumps it is a sign of bad weather
9.When the dogs begin to eat grass it is a sign of bad weather.
10.When the blaze of the fire turns blue it is a .(continues on next page)
