School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 042
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- (continued from previous page)40. When wind is heard moaning through doors, it is a sign of rain.
41. Pigs are restless when there is a sign of rain.
42. When the wind blows the dust off the road, it is a sign of rain.
43. It is a sign of rain when a number of swallows are seen sitting on telegraph wires.
44. When the moon is covered with clouds it is a sign of rain.
45. In bad weather if the sun comes out very hot in the morning, it is a sign of a wet day.
- 46. When a pig roars loudly, it is a sign of a storm.
47. When a robin comes in on the floor, it is a sign of snow.
48. When seagulls assemble on the land.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peter Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonruff, Co. Galway
