School: Drumbaragh (roll number 10801)
- Location:
- Drumbaragh, Co. Meath
- Teachers: M. Brighid Bean Uí Draoighneáin
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- When the Sea-Gulls come in the land, it is a sign of a storm at sea.
The birds sing a great lot when rain is coming.
The swallows fly low when rain is coming.
The cricket sings very sharply when rain is near.
When rain is coming, the blackbirds voice is very shrill.
Also, when rain is coming, the rooks fly very oddly like a kite.
The cat puts her black to the fire when a storm is coming.
The dogs eat grass, when there is rain coming.
When there is rain coming, the frog changes its colour from yellow to brown.
Cats and dogs get very restless and very sleepy when rain is coming
Spiders only peep from their cobwebs when rain is coming and ducks quack very loudly.
When rain is coming too, the pigs are very restless.
When rain is coming, the flies annoy the cattle very much, and also, the fishes rise and catch the incautious flies.
The night before rain is coming, the toads are seen hopping crawling on the grass.
You can always see a blue flame in the fire when a storm is coming. When there is a red sky in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Thornton
- Gender
- Female
