School: Leyney (roll number 15384)
- Location:
- Carrownacleigha, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Sinéad de Brugha
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- (continued from previous page)good sign. When there is a ring round the moon there is rain near at hand.
When you can hear sound of a train at night it is a sign of frost.
When the clouds are moving that is a bad sign.
When the seagulls around there is storm on the sea.
When the wind is in the south east there will be storm.
When the wind is whistling it is rain the is coming.
When the mountains appear dark and near we will have rain.
When the river is roaring in certain places it is a sign of rain.
When we hear the sea roaring it is a sign of bad weather.
When the swallow flies high it is sign of weather.
When we see a dog smelling the air it(continues on next page)
