School: Killurney, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Killurney, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567, Page 292
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- (continued from previous page)The north wind brings snow.
The swallows fly low before rains.
Floods go down quickly before wet weather.
The floor gets wet when rain is coming.
If there is not enough blue in the sky it is the sign of bad weather.
When there is enugh blue in the sky to make a sailor's breeches it is the sign of good weather.
When the cat washes her face over her ears it is the sign of rain.
The hills look black and near when it is going to rain.
It is the sign of rain to hear the duck quacking.
It is going to rain if the curlew whistles.
The cricket sings when it is going to rain.
Red clouds in the East at sunrise are a sign of rain.
It is a sign of wet weather to see a halo around the moon.
The crows fly around in a ring before storms.
The sea gulls come on the land.(continues on next page)
