School: Bilboa (roll number 11331)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Muriel Collier
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 132
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- (continued from previous page)a rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight.
"The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow".
The west wind brings rain in our district.
When the cat eats grass it is the sign of a storm.
When the swallows fly low it is the sign of rain.
When the sky is clear and cloud-less it is a sign of fine weather.
When the hills seem to draw nearer it is the sign of rain.
When the dust blows along the road it is a sign of rain.
When smoke from the chimney goes straight up into the air we shall have fine weather they say but when the smoke is blown down-wards we shall have rain.
- Collector
- Elizabeth Burroughs
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clogrenan, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mr John Sutton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Clogrenan, Co. Carlow
