School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)
- Location:
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 234
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- When the wind is in the south it is the sign of rain, but if the wind is in the east it is the sign of cold harsh weather
If there is a rainbow in the sky it is the sign of rain.
When the hills and mountains look far away and blue it is the sign of fine weather but when they look near and brown it is the sign of rain.
When the seagulls are coming inland it is the sign of wet weather. When the sheen is on the grass in the morning it is the sign of rain. If you see the smoke going up straight t is the sign of fine weather but if you see the smoke blowing around it is the sign of rain. When you see some little silk threads in the air it is the sign of rain.
If there is a white frost in the morning it is the sign of rain. When there is a circle around the moon at night(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Molly Fortune
- Gender
- Female
