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1. Composition - Weather Signs (continued)

   

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   Here is a list of the signs of bad weather seen in Nature -

   "When Howth Head puts on its cap,
   Let all Fingal beware that".
   "When the turkeys gobble, gobble,
   Water in the well will bubble."
   "If the "Eye" sticks its nose into HOwth,
   Rail will drive home the goat."
   "If seagulls rest on inland lea,
   Rain and wind expect at sea."
   "If there's a whistle in the breeze,
   Sow'westers, sow'westers if you please?
   "A "wind dog" in the sky,
   Changeable weather nigh."
   "If a mackerel sky shows any day,
   Windy weawther comes to stay."
   "Corns they pinch and bones feel pain, -
   Surely - these are signs of rain."
   "Theres a "roar" on the "bar",
   "Dirty" night for poor Jack Tar."
   "Dark clouds against the wind are rising -
   And snow comes not - that's surprising."
   "The oak blooms before the ash,
   "A fine Summer - is a thought that's rash."
   These weather signs, we made in school, with the help of our teacher - Mr. Crowley.

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   1. seánra
      1. seanchas aimsire (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Val Flood

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

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