School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)
- Location:
- Corboy, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Susan Stephens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 020
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- XML “Signs of Weather”
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- 1. When the smoke is going up straight out of the chimney, it is a sign of good weather.
2. If the sun is reddish when it is setting, it is a sign that the next day will be fine.
3. When there is a blue-blaze in the fire, it is a sign of a storm.
4. When swallows are flying low, it is a sign of rain.
5. When there is a number of midges flying about on a Summer evening, it is a sign of rain.
6. When there is a rainbow in the sky, it is a sign that rain is going to clear.
7. When sea-gulls are flying in over land, it is a sign that there is a storm at sea.
8. When the sun is whitish when it is setting, it is a sign that the next day will be bad.
- Collector
- Violet Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Lackan, Co. Longford
