School: Boulavogue
- Location:
- Boleyvogue, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Énrí Tréinfhear
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0890, Page 155
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- 1 Good weather.
1. When the smoke goes straight up the chimney, that is the sign of good weather.
2. When the circle is near the moon that is a sign of rain, and when the circle is far away from the moon that is the sign of good weather.Bad weather.
3. Wild geese and wild ducks flying towards Wexford is a sign of rain.
4. A heavy white frost at night is a sign of rain.
5. When there are a lot of haws on the sceac that is the sign of snow.
6. When you an hear the South train that is a sign of dry weather.
- Collector
- Patricia Bolger
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyorley Upper, Co. Wexford
