School: Rashina, Athlone
- Location:
- Rashinagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 217
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- Birds and animals as weather omens.When sea-gulls assemble on the land rain is surely approaching.
When ordinary black crows fly up and down and play in the air and scream rain surely follows.Swallows flying high is a sign of fine weather. When they fly low rain is said to be coming.Ducks quack and look skywards after a spell of fine weather when rain is approaching.Hens make for shelter when the air gets cold before rain.Cattle make towards the shelter when the rain is approaching.The cat sits with her back to the fire.Hills appear near before rain.The dust whirling on the roads in Spring is a sure sign of rain.
Local Showers becoming scarcer precede fine weather.
