School: Saggart
- Location:
- Saggart, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Ó Monacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 19
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- 1 If the crows fly around in a circle and cry loud it is the sign of rain
2 If the birds do not eat the haws before christmas it is the sign of snow
3 If the Wold Goose or Plover fly South is is the of snow
4 If the Sea Gulls come in to the land it is the sign of a storm.
5 If the birds sing too early in Spring it is the sign of a hard winter
6 If there is a rainbow in the sky it is the sign of rain
- Collector
- Micháel Ó Néill
- Gender
- Male
