School: Druminardly
- Location:
- An Dromainn Bheag, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 210
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- (continued from previous page)Weather Lore
Signs of Frost (contd.):
When the stars are glittering very brightly.
When there is a fog.
When the sky is of a pale red.
When the wildgeese are crying.
Signs of rain and bad weather (contd)
Rainbows on a Saturday evening is a sign of a bad week.
If the fishes are leaping up from the water (rain)
If the road drys up too quickly after rain (sign of more rain)
When the flying ants are on the road (bad weather)
When dogs drink water (rain)
When the sun goes down pale (sign of a bad morrow)
When spiders creep from their cobwebs (rain)
When there is a dark fog in the morning (rain)
When the crickets are singing (rain)
When you see the shadows of the trees in the water (rain)
Frogs coats to a rusty(continues on next page)
