School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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- The sky.
When a bright ring appears around the moon it is the sign of rain
The sun:
When the sun rises in a grey sky and sits in a red sky it is the surest sign of fine weather. If the morning sky is red and it is grey in the evening it is a sign of rain.
Animals.
When the horses stand with their backs to the ditch it is the sign of wet weather.
Trees
There is an old proverb concerning trees,
"When the oak blooms before the ash
There is sure to be a splash,
And when the ash blooms before(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slatt Lower, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Bridget Delaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aughatubbrid or Chatsworth, Co. Kilkenny
