School: Ballinagh (C.)
- Location:
- Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 223
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- How lonely we would be if we were not awakened on the Spring, Summer and Autumn mornings by the sweet songs of the birds which fill the air in crowds.
Each individual bird has a special way with the weather. When swallows fly low bad weather is to be expected.
If crows move upwards on a hill, the weather will be good. When white birds gather it is a sign of bad weather. The wren is supposed to be the king of all birds, but the crow is the wisest, it can know the difference between a man or a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Daly
- Gender
- Female
