School: An Charraig (roll number 13839)
- Location:
- Carrick, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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- To hear a cricket singing was the sign of rain, and an other was to see distance hills near. If the swallows flew low was the sign of rain. If rain came from the East it would rain for twenty-four hours at least. If St Brigids Day is fine we will have two winters. If St Swithin's Day is wet we will have forty days rain."Aurora Boreales" a red patch in the sky at night is a great sign of thunderBlue Black sky is a sign of snowWhite strokes at the horizon is a great sign of thunderWhen a cat scrapes a tree, it is the sign of fine weather.If the wind is coming from the north or east in summer we will have fine weather. If the swallows are flying high it is the sign of fine weather.
