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School: Drong (2)

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Drung, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Fháinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 420

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  1. Signs of the Weather

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    Signs of the Weather
    When the spiders creep from their cobwebs; when the smoke comes back down the chimney; when a cat sits with her back to the fire; when swallows fly low; when the cranes fly south; when the goats come down roaring from the mountain; when you see lightning without hearing thunder; when frogs turn black; when the walls of houses built of certain stones begin to weep; when soot falls down the chimney, these are all signs of rain.
    When the cranes fly north; when swallows fly high, when the smoke goes up straight out of the chimney; these are signs of good weather.
    When you see a blue flame in the fire it is a sign of frost.
    Old Sayings
    “Fit as a fiddle.”
    “Brave as a lion.”
    “Light as a feather.”
    “Hard as nails.”
    “Sour as a lemon.”
    “Sharp as a needle.”
    “Flat as a pancake.”
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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