School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)
- Location:
- Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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- Moon. The near the circle, the farther the rain, the farther the circle, the near the rain.
Stars. If the sky is full of stars it will be a frosty night.
Clouds. When the sky is full of clouds it is a sign of rain.
Rainbow. A rainbow at morning,
Is the shepherd's warning,
A rainbow at night
Is the shephrd's delight.
Sun. When we see the sun going down red there is going to be a fine day.
Moon. When we see a circle around the moon the farther the circle the nearer the change.
If swallows fly low it is a sign(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Heydon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brownstown, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mrs M. Heydon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brownstown, Co. Kildare
