School: Cavangarden (roll number 16511)
- Location:
- Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rebecca C. R. Mitchell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 43
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- (continued from previous page)is an omen of good weather. When the sheep are high on the hills it is also a sign of good weather.Frost may be expected when the stars are very bright at night in winter.
- When the spiders leave the cobwebs and when the soot becomes soft and falls down the chimney are signs of rain. When the dust rises off the road and when the clouds appear low are also signs of rain. “When the cock goes crowing to bed he will rise with a watery head,” is a saying. The west wind brings most rain to our district. “The north wind also dries what it wets,” is another saying.When the fowls remain in the farmyard; when a large number of crows are to be seen on the fields in the evening; to hear the curlew calling; a dog eating grass – these are all signs of bad weather. Small fowls called guinea hens also make much noise before a storm.When the cattle go to the top of the hill in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Carberry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyhorky, Co. Donegal
