School: Glynn (C.) (roll number 4602)
- Location:
- Glynn, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 338
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- (continued from previous page)go together in one corner of the field.
A sure sign of dry weather is - when the smoke from the chimneys ascends up straight into the sky, or when the cat washes her face in front of the fire, or hen the dust rises from the roads.
A sure sign of storms is, when froth is to be seen on the rivers or when the fuel on the fire blazes up and makes a great noise, a mackerel sky is a sign of a thunder-storm.
A sure sign of frost is - A red sky when the sun is setting. or small black marks on the road, or the sky ful of stars.
- Some of the old-time predictions still hold good. Of course they have various signs and tokens(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Sexton
- Gender
- Female
