School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 039
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- 1. When a cat scrapes timber it is a sign of a storm.
2.When a dog eats grass it is a sign of rain.
3.When ducks quack it is a sign of rain.
4.When hens start picking their feathers it is a sign of rain.
5. When flies disturb cattle it is a sign of rain
6. When sheep flock together it is a sign of cold weather
7. When crickets are heard singing it is a sign of rain
8.When swallows fly low it is a sign of rain.
9. When a robin sings on the top of a tree it is a sign of good weather.
10. When seagulls fly in land from the sea it is a sign of a storm.
11. When the sky is blue it is a sign of good weather.
12. When the sky is cloudy it is a sign of rain.
13. At sunrise if the sky in the East is red it is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Olliver Plunkett Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonadarragh, Co. Galway
