School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)A pale sun is a sign of rain.
When a hen stands in one leg it is a sign of rain.
When the wild geese fly from east it is a sign of coming storm.
When the birds are flying high it is a sign of good weather.
When the wells are soaked a little it is a sign of rain.
When sheep keep to the shelter it is a sign of a storm.
There is an old saying about the wind from the south. When the wind is from the south the rain is in the lion's mouth.
When the wind is from the north and the clouds heavy and dark and floating slowly through the sky it is a sign of snow.
There is an old saying that when the wind is from the east it is not good for man or beast.
When the wind is southerly and the rivers roaring it is a sign of rain.
When the sky looks broken and when the waterfall makes a lot of noise
