School: Rathdrum (2), (?)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 210

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  1. "When grass is dry at morning light,
    Look out for rain before the night"
    "A deep clear sky of fleckless blue,
    Brings storm weather in a day or two"
    "Between eleven and two you can tell what the weather is going to do
    Rain before seven clear before eleven"
    Evening red and morning grey
    Send the traveller on his way
    Evening grey and morning red
    Sends the traveller home to bed.
    When a cat washed over its ears it is the sign of rain.
    If there is a ring around the moon it is the sign of a storm.
    When the moon appears to be lying on its back it is a sign of bad weather.
    When sea birds bly over land it is a sign of
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