School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 104
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- Kit Dolan who lives in our house told me those weather signs.
When sheep are playing on the side of a hill it is a sign of fine weather.
If you hear the saw bird it is a sign of wet weather.
When midges bite sharply in the evening rain is near.
If the fog goes up in the morning it will come down as rain during the day.
It is a good sign for fog to come down.
The cat washing her face with her back to the fire is a sign(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Millie Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
