School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)
- Location:
- Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 161
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- When their is a rainbow in the sky it is a sign of a shower.
When the seagulls hover about in the air it is a sign of bad weather.
When the heron goes up the river it is a sign of bad weather.
When the heron goes down the river it is a sign of good weather.
When the sky is very red it is a sign of great wind.
When the swallows fly very high it is a sign of good weather.
When the swallows fly very low it is a sign of wet weather.
If you look out at the sea and see white waves far out it is a sign of a storm.
If the haws stay on the branches very late in the year it is a sign of a bad winter.
If the worms go down very deep in the ground it is a sign that the winter is going to be frosty(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Éamonn Ó Catháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
