School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
- Location:
- Sráid na Cé, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 139
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- Besides the barometer for weather forecasts we have a lot of other ways for foretelling the weather in Sligo.
When sea-gulls fly inland it is a bad sign and vice versa.
Animals also indicate the weather. When the cat turns his back to the fire or eats grass it is a bad sign.
The north-westerly wind brings rain to Sligo. When the north-western part of the sky is bright it is said that good weather is coming and vice versa.
A blue flame comes in the fire before bad weather; and the spider creeps out of his web before rain.
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- Vincent Connolly
- If you see the crows flying wildly it is a sign of stormy weather. If the swan flies high it is a sign of good weather and vice versa. When the smoke goes straight into the air it is a sign of good weather.As weather has such an influence on us we look out for sign which indicate it. Storms follow grey frost; the ring around the moon or a "big
