School: Drumaweir (roll number 5228)
- Location:
- Droim an Mhaoir, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 38
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - I visited a man named Hugh Herrald. This man lives in lower Drumaweir. He likes to tell young people about the signs of the weather. I told him that the master told us to write for an exercise some signs of the weather. I took my book and my pen and I wrote the signs down.
These are a good few of the signs that I got from him:- He said that when the fire burns brightly at night it is a sure sign of frost. It is a sign of snow when the little robins come hopping into our houses and pick up the crumbs off the floor. Fishermen say it is a sign of a storm if the fish live long after coming ashore.It is regarded as a sure sign of good weather if we see the blackbird or the thrush perched high upon the trees singing very loudly, in the evenings. Other signs of bad weather are: the dog eating grass or(continues on next page)
