School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- Robin:-
When a robin sings low in the evening and roosts on a low branch unsettled weather will follow. When she sings high on a high branch good weather will follow.
Thrush:-
A thrush singing loudly and on a high perch denotes rain and wind. The storm thrush always sings before stormy weather except during the winter.
Rooks:-
When rooks fly slowly and silently fine weather when swiftly and silently bad weather may be expected. Date 5th May 1938
Wild geese:-
When these birds feed in unusual places snow or very bad weather will follow.
Wild duck:-
When these birds fly form the lake to upland in the evening or early morning rain is at hand. When they collects in large numbers of the lakes and remain there very dry weather will follow or, if in winter, frost may be expected
Swans:-
Clapping wings at night on the(continues on next page)
