School: Broadford, Ráthluirc
- Location:
- Béal an Átha, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Guagáin
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- Weather Love:
It is a sign of the rain;-
`When the floor gets damp`
`When the crickets sing`
`When the soot starts to fall`
`When the dust rises on the roads`
(A new broom sweeps clean but you would often find dust in the corner.
Live horse, and you will get grass.)
`A green Christmas makes a red churchyard
And a white Christmas makes a green churchyard`
`When the old women get pains in the bones `
`When the crows fly low`
`When swallows fly close to the ground`
`When the ducks are calling & the geese cackling around the house`
`When the wind blows from the South
We generally get rain`.
When the wind blows form the North, the weather is cold but dry`
` The wind from the Northeast;
Is good for neither man, nor beast`
If the dog lies out in the yard it is a sign of fine weather, but if he stands at the door, waiting to get in, it is the opposite.(continues on next page)
