School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 121
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- (continued from previous page)Signs of Bad Weather
1. When the soot falls down the chimney.
2. When a blue flame is seen in the fire.
3. When the ducks quack very loudly.
4. When a frog's coat looks black.
5. When the cat turns his back to the fire.
6. When dogs eat grass.
7. A rainbow appears in the sky.
8. When old people get pains in their bones.
9. When the floors of a house are damp.
10. The crows are in flocks in the fields.
11. When the smoke comes back down the chimney.
12. When the curlews scream in the sky.
13. When hens pull feathers from their sides.
14. When the swallows fly low.
15. When you have low wind with a whistling sound.
16. When a cat edges her nails on a chair.
17. When the smoke of the Cappamore creamery goes over the river Mulcair.
18. When there is a ring around the moon.
19. When the smoke of the school goes up towards Kyle.
20. When haws are very plentiful its is a sign of bad weather.(continues on next page)
