School: Baile an Daingin (Ballindaggin) (roll number 15962)
- Location:
- Ballindaggan, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: A. Ó Cruachlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0892, Page 282
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Weather Signs
Rain
A storm in the fire is a sign of rain.
Soot falling from the chimney.
A hen picking her feathers.
Frogs croaking
The pimpernell closes its eyes.
Flag floors begin to weep.
Crickets chirruping.
When corns begin to pain old people or joints get stiff and hard.
When smoke issues from the chimney and goes down towards the ground.
When you hear a peacock cry or when the distant hills look neigh
A haziness in the air which shades the sun's light and makes the orb appear whitish or ill defined or if at night the moon and the stars grow dim and a ring encircles them, rain will follow.
If the sun's rays appear like moses horns
If the sun is whitish or setting on shore of its rays and goes down in a bank of clouds, rain is expected. Spiders from their corners creep.
A mackeral sky wont be twenty four(continues on next page)
