School: Tobinstown, Tullow

Location:
Tobinstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 051

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 051

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  1. Birds
    When crows fly low or tumble in flight a storm is coming.
    When wag-tails come down into the yard or near men's dwellings it will rain.
    Starlings and sparrows collect in trees and bushes chattering together a storm is at hand.
    Wild ducks and geese flying south in Winter portend a severe winter.
    Seagulls inland indicate a storm at sea and severed weather coming to the land.
    Two mag-pies seen in the morning a fine day may be expected.
    Crows collect on barns and high buildings before rain approaches.
    Ducks quack loudly calling for rain.
    Snipe and curlew call for rain.
    Swallows fly low when rain is approaching.
    When the crane or wile goose goes northward the weather will be fine.
    Insects
    Midges and gnats fly low and sting when rain is near.
    Bees are very irritable and difficult to handle when rain is near and are liable to sting.
    Spiders come down from roofs on their webs and draw towards the ground before rain.
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