School: Ballycomoyle (roll number 7943)
- Location:
- Ballycomoyle, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Una Murray
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- (continued from previous page)of rain.
If the swallows fly low it is also the sign of rain.
If the flies are low it is a sign of rain.
If there is a blue blaze in the fire it is the sign of rain or a storm.
If there is a rainbow in the evening it is a sign of a fine day.
If you can hear a noise far away it is the sign of rain.
If the sky is red in the morning it is the sign of rain.
If the smoke goes up straight from a chimney it is a sign of good weather.
If the sky is red in the evening it is going to be fine.
In summer when there are black frogs in the grass it is a sign of rain.
When the curlew is heard calling it is a sign of rain also.
Another sign of rain is when ducks are quacking.
When a horse is standing beside a hedge it is a sign of bad weather.
