School: Newtownbarry (B.) (roll number 3633)
- Location:
- Bunclody, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bháitear Ua Giollarnath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0892, Page 133
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- (continued from previous page)133When soot falls down the chimney it is a sign of rain.
If the stars are plentiful it is a sign of frost.
When the sun shines early in the morning is the sign of a bad day.
When you see a rainbow it is a sign of showers.
If Kilmyshall church bell is heard in Bunclody it is a sign of rain.
If the grass on the ditches smells it is the sign of rain.
If the crows fly low it is the sign of rain.
When the smoke of the chimneys blow towards Clohamon it will rain.
When a sow is lame in Autumn it is a sign of a hard Winter.
If you kill a spider it will rain.
When you see the seagulls coming up the river it is a sign of wet weather.
When you see the wild-geese going to the Bog of Allen it is a sign of dry weather.
