School: Nobber (C.) (roll number 5807)
- Location:
- Nobber, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chaoindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 275
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- 1. A Crane standing on the bank of a river is the sign of rain.
2. When Crows are noisy storm pending.
3. When birds are flying low sign of rain.
4. Robin lamenting outside house, indication of hardship.
5. If a robin luene [?] chirping on a bough on a wet day it would be a sign the weather was to rise
Crows, pigeons, sparrows, thrushes, robins, wrens, swans, water hens, cranes, starlings, magpies are found here.
Starlings build on eaves of houses
Crows build ion trees. On the first of March the crows can be heard making great noise deciding where to build their nests.
Lark makes its best in a meadow.
Swallow builds on eaves.
