School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 057
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- Signs of Rain:- To hear curlews calling. When the distant hills are looking near. When peoples rheumatism or corns commence to ache them. To see a circle around the moon. To see stars falling. To see dogs eating grass. To see sheep grazing very determined early in the morning. It is said that a fog from the East will bring rain within two days or two days and a half. Wind with darkness from the South. A saying used is "A mackerel sky twelve hours dry." Another saying used is "Saturdays moon seven years too soon." Another saying used is "A mist in May and heat in June brings the harvest ripe soon." A saying used about the weather in Spring(continues on next page)
