School: Drakestown, Ardee (roll number 1554)
- Location:
- Drakestown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Michael Ó Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 355
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- (continued from previous page)If clocks are seen crawling on the ground it denotes rain.
If frogs are black in colour it denotes rain.
If pigeons start cooing it is the sign of rain.
If midges are biting it denotes rain.
If a remarkable silence is noticeable it is the sign of storm and is generally called the "calm before the storm.
A coming storm is foretold by seeing a dog eating grass.
The braying of a donkey is said to be the sign of rain
When wind blows down the chimney rain or storm will come.
Storms are approaching when the cat claws the wood of the table.
A misty moon in the advent of rainy weather & a boating moon is looked upon as a very bad sign
Storms ae sure to come when bees get quiet in a hive & refuse to come out.
Very restless rooks seen on the tops of trees forecast wet days.
