School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
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- Quay Street, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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- Around Sligo people say that there is sure to be rain if they see Knocknarea and Benbulben covered by a white mist, or if the Ox mts. between Collooney and Ballisodare seem far away.
Other signs of bad weather are to see a cat wash its face, or a dog thirsty or a person kills a spider. Also if the day is stormy and becomes calm suddenly, if the crow flies low; if cows stay at the bottom of a hill. - If you see the crows flying wildly it is a sign of stormy weather. If the swan flies high it is a sign of good weather and vice versa. When the smoke goes straight into the air it is a sign of good weather.As weather has such an influence on us we look out for sign which indicate it. Storms follow grey frost; the ring around the moon or a "big
