School: Kildangan (C.) (roll number 2292)
- Location:
- Kildangan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Dhonghaile
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tails to the wind; the dog eats grass and the distant hills seem nearer. A rainbow in the sky in the morning is also a sign of rain.
A clear blue sky is a sign of fine weather. Taken from- Imelda Callan, Richardstown, Kildangan Co Kildare. - A wet Summer, a bad Spring,
A terrible Winter and no King.
Taken from:- Mary Callan Cloneygath, Co Kildare- Collector
- Imelda Callan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rickardstown Upper, Co. Kildare
- When you see the moon on its back; it is a sign of rain; and when stars are seen shooting across the sky it is also a bad sign of a coming storm.Taken from:- Bridie Carroll, Kildangan, Co Kildare
When there is a circle round the moon it is a sign of rain. When the clouds are seen moving it is also a sign of rain, and if the clouds are still it is a sign of fine weather.
There is an old saying about the cock:- "If the cock crows going to bed he will surely get up with a watery head."
When you see beetles creeping across the floor its a sign of bad weather.