School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Cill Scíre, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 473
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- (continued from previous page)7 Another sign of rain is to see a dog eating grass.
8. When the wind is in the south or west it is a sign of rain.
9. A sure sign of bad weather cleaning is to see the wind leaving the south and settling in the north or east.
10. When you see sheep lying on high ground, or cattle grazing on the hills early in the morning it is a sign of fine weather.
11. When the smoke goes straight up out of the chimney it is a sign of good weather.
12. Before a storm on sea, the sea gulls come inland.
13. Before a wind storm the fire is full of blue and purple blazes, and they sky is covered with white pointed steaky clouds, and when we see a ring around the moon we know(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Johnsbrook, Co. na Mí
