School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)
- Location:
- Ferns, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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- (continued from previous page)When the pigs begin to grunt and fight it is a sign of rain.
If the crows turn back on their outward journey in the morning it is a sign of rain.
A frog coming into the house is a sign of rain.
A cat sitting with its back to the fire is a sign of hard weather.
An ass standing with its back to the ditch is a sign of rain.
The fire roaring up the chimney is a sign of a storm.
Fishes jumping in the water is a sign of rain.
Seagulls coming up from the sea is a sign of bad weather.
Sgeacs full of berries is a sign of a hard Winter.
Goats coming off the hillside is a sign of thunder
- Soot falling from the chimney is a sign of rain.
Raindrops staying on the windowpane is a sign of rain
