School: Cloran (roll number 5282)
- Location:
- Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0353
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- THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SIGNS OF RAIN:-
When soot falls down from the chimney
When rainbows are seen in the sky
When dark clouds are rolling about
When dogs get sleepy
When dogs eat grass
When old people feel pains in their bones
When curlews are heard crying in Tobin's bog
When the Hill of Lloyd is nearer
When the walls of houses get damp
When swallows fly low
When cats scrape wood
When crickets sing sharp in the walls
When the goats come in
When the foxes are heard crying
When the smoke falls down the chimney
When we see spiders creeping about
THE FOLLOWING ARE STORM SIGNS:-When cats sit with their backs to the fire
When blue blazes are in the fire
When Willy the Wisp is seen
When wild geese fly arbund
It is a sign of good weather to see the sheep grazing peacefully(continues on next page)
