School: Carraig na Heorna (roll number 10938)
- Location:
- Carricknahorna, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Susan Mary Irwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 384
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- When the wind is blowing from north the weather usually improves, but as soon as the wind changes the weather changes.
Signs of Rain
To hear the crickets chirp loudly
To see the swallows fly about so low as to almost touch the ground.
When the smoke blows down the chimney again this is known as a blow-down.
To see a number of crows gathered together in a field
To see a dog eating grass.
To see a cat sitting with her back to the fire.
To see large numbers of midges in the evening.
To see a blue blaze in the fire foretells a storm.
A far away ring around the moon foretells a near storm.
A cloudy sky is a sign of rain.
Far away hill seeming near is a sign of rain.
To hear the magpie.
- Collector
- Susan Mary Irwin
- Gender
- Female
