School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)
- Location:
- Drumfree, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 190
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- (continued from previous page)Is the shepherd's delight.When sheep come down the hill it is a sign of storm.
A near-hand ring around the moon is the sign of a faraway storm.
A faraway ring is a sign of a near-hand storm.
Another sign of storm is to see sky very cloudy.
If you are very sleepy during the day it is a sign of rain.
When the long-necked herring is lying about the river, or flys up the river, it is a sign of rain.
When a dog begins eating grass it is a sure sign of rain.
It is said if it rains on St. Swithin's day it'll rain for forty days.
