School: Desart, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 3839)
- Location:
- Ballymack (Desart), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mary Commins
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- (continued from previous page)to be a sign of rain.
When crows leave a rookery early in the morning it is a sign of fine weather.
When Geese passing inland is a sign of very severe weather.
When the cat turns his back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
The dog eating grass is a sign of rain.
Dust on the roadway is a sure sign of rain.
When the smoke goes up straight it is a sign of fine weather.
When soot falls it portends rain.
