School: Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 15506)
- Location:
- Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)it is a sign of rain.
When there is a ring of light seen around the moon it is a sign of rain.
The old people believed that when the soot fell down the chimney in little lumps, it is the sign of rain.
When the smoke turns around the house instead of going up the chimney, we may expect frost.
If the fog settles on the river it is the sign of good weather, but if it stays on the hills it is the sign of rain.
When the sky is red in the west in the evening it is the sign of good weather, but if it is red(continues on next page)
