School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)
- Location:
- Piercetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 265
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- (continued from previous page)Sheep and goats give signs of the weather. They know when storms are near. If you see them up on the hills you may be sure of a fine spell. When a storm is near they are the first to know it. They come home from the hills then, as their instinct tells them when the storm is near. When distant hills and sounds seem near ain is predicted.
When smoke rises straight from a chimney it denotes fine weather. On the other hand if it goes towards the ground broken weather may be expected. Other signs of rain are indicated by animals. Cattle gather in bunches under hedges, Dogs eat grass and cats sit with their tails towards the fire. Crows or swallow flying low indicate rainy weather. Curlews in flocks in the green fields predict rain. Geese flying high and towards the south, and plover coming from the mountains denote frost.
- Collector
- Tommy Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathjarney, Co. Wexford
