School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 005
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- 1. Birds flying low sign of rain
2. Swallows fly low sign of rain
3. Birds flying high sign of fine weather
4. Sea birds inland sign of storm
5. When cock-pheasants crow in the wood sign of thunder
6. Crows flocking together in the air sign of wind
7. Hear cry of curlew sign of rain
8. Crows fly high and straight sign of good weather
9. Crows fly low sign of wet weather
10. Swallows picking butterflies off flowers in fields sign of wet weather
11. Birds fly in circles sign of rain
12. Grouse sitting in short heather sign of rain
13. Hens out late in the evening sign of wet night
14. Wrens chirrup a lot in bushes sign of rain
15. When hens pick their feathers sign of rain
16. When hens lie in bushes sign of good weather
17. When peacock cries sign of rain
18. Birds roost on high trees sign of good weather(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr T. Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
