School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)
- Location:
- Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 421
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- When Tory Hill is covered with a fog it is a sign of rain.When the sky is red in the morning from Glenmore to Slievrue it is the sign of rain in less than twenty four hours.When the soot lights on the pot it is the sign of rain.When the water of Loughcullen looks a muddy colour in the distance it is the sign of rainWhen the smoke is going up straight in the sky it is the sign of fine weather.When the swallows are flying high it is the sign of fine weather.When the wild geese are flying to the west it is the sign of hard weather.(continues on next page)
