School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    is coming.
    It is a sign of rain if you can hear the train or waterfall plainly and if the crane is resting near a river.
    If the frog has on a russet coat or if the ducks quack loudly you may expect rain.
    It is a sign of rain to see a crane flying with the wind.
    If you hear a robin singing on a tree top it is a sing of good weather.
    When the sky is coppery in the evening it is a sign of rain.
    It is a sign of snow when the wild-geese
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