School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)
- Location:
- Louth, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 027
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- (continued from previous page)When the midges sting it is the sign of rain. When the colour of the frog is yellow it is the sign of good weather. When the colour of the frog is black it is the sign of rain. When the crows fly high it is the sign of good weather. When the crows fly low it is the sign of storm. When the cow stands with her back to the ditch it is the sign of a storm. When the sky is red in the west in the evening it is the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corderry, Co. Louth
