School: Durrow (B.) (roll number 3517)
- Location:
- Durrow, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Sabhaois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 063
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- (continued from previous page)If you hear the curlews at night tis a sign of rain.When ducks quack frequently 'tis a sign of rain.If the goat comes home before the the cows 'tis a sign of rainIf the cat scratches timber 'tis a sign of rainIf there is a fog on the [?] tis a sign of rain. If a flock of starlings fly together tis a sign of rainIf you hear the curlews whistling at night 'tis a sign they are whistling for rainIf the cat scrapes the ground tis a sign of rainIf midges fly low tis a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
