School: Cloontagh, Killashee (roll number 14650)
- Location:
- Cloontamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John J. Hanrahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)30. And the singing of the blue-wren is a sign of bad weather.
31. When there is a rainbow it is a sign of broken weather.
32. When the clouds are red it is the sign of rain.
33. If you see the moon before it is three days it is a sign of very bad weather,
34. In the evening if there are clouds such as mares tails it is a sign of bad weather.
35.In the morning of the ashes is blue, that day there will be rain.
36. If the grasshoppers or the hedgehogs are creeping into shelter it is a sign of rain.
37. Thunder in Summer is a sign of good weather but thunder in winter is a sign of bad weather.
