School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)
- Location:
- Monksland, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 249
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- Weather lore.1) It is said that it is a sign of rain when birds fly low and when they fly high it is a sign of good weather.2) When a lot of birds fly together it is a sign of a storm.3) When there is a mist over the sun in the day it is a sign of a wet night. 4)When the mountain looks very near it is a sign of rain, and when it looks very far away it is a sign of good weather.5) When the sky is red in the west it is a sign of good weather, and when it is red in the south-east it is a sign of wet weather.6) When there is a rainbow after rain it is a sign of more heavy rain.7) When a dog eats grass, it is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Petestown, Co. Louth
