School: Gráinseach Ailt an Chaistín (St. Johnston)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 18
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- (continued from previous page)call he calls for rain and the rain is sure to come. If the wildgeese fly south it is a sure sign of severe storm of frost and snow. When the pied wagtail is seen on the street beside the farmhouse it is a sign that very stormy showers if sleet, rain and hail are coming.
When the domestic geese are seen to fly storms of wind are always imminent. Ducks "quack" loud before rain. The cock crows at twelve noon on a wet day if the rain is going to stop.
If crows build their nests high up in the trees it is a sign of a good summer to follow. When the Cuckoo is heard first a few days storm always follow. This is known as "the Cuckoo-storm". When the frog spawn is seen at the edge of the pool a wet summer is sure to follow. Frogs become black when wet weather is approaching they are always brown in good weather. The worms are found near the surface of the soil when rain is coming. Guinea hens cry before rain(continues on next page)
