School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 60
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- (continued from previous page)a sign of rough weather.
3. When a frog is of a bright yellow colour it is a sign of good weather.
4. When the robin sits in the top branch of a tree in the morning it is the sure sign of a fine day.
5. When the sound of a bell or train can be heard from a farther distance than usual it is a sign of frost.
6. There are insects known as midges which accumulate in large numbers. When rain is coming in the summer these insects rise from the ground in great numbers and cause much annoyance with their bites.
7. When donkeys bray more than usual and answer each other it is a sure sign if rain.
- 1. When blackbirds come near the house it is a sign of snow and frost.
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- Collector
- Henry Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oldtown, Co. Donegal
