School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)(sing) sign of rain.
The sun setting in a bank of heavy cloud fortells bad weather.
When the donkey roars it is the sign of rain.
When you see a weasel out playing it is the sign of rain
The reflecting of the houses in the water it is the sign of rain
A wasp or butterfly is the sign of heat
Blue in the sky is the sign of heat.
Birds chirping in the heart of a bush is the sign of rain
Hens murmuring in the roost at night is the sign of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ada Morrison
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal
