School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)
- Location:
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)Certain Peculiarities
A bunch of crows denote a death when they are seen in a field near the house. One magpie denotes a letter. When swallows fly into a house it denotes serious trouble.
Weather Signs
When swallows fly high it denotes good weather. When crows build high the season will be fine. The seagull and the crane come inland before bad weather. Crows fly down to scratch themselves before bad weather. No birds fly about or sing before storm. Partridges, pheasants and moorhens seek shelter in the hedges before storm
Winnifred McCabe
Told by Mrs McCabe Shefield, 43 yrs Leitrim P.O. Co Leitrim
- Every year a great number of crows build on our lawn. They do not use the same nest as they had the previous year. They make a new one. They spend spend about a week building the nest fixing and making it comfortable for their eggs and for their young ones.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumliffin Glebe, Co. Leitrim
