School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 202
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- (continued from previous page)The colour of frogs before rain is black.
- 46 In the morning if you heard a robin singing in the under branch of a bush it's a sign of rain.47 If the river is muddy it denotes rain.48 When ducks quack loudly it foretells rain.49 If the mountain is dark it's a sign of rain.50 When a lough is dark and curls in the water it indicates bad weather. But if it's bright and calm it indicates good weather.If you see a ring around the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Michael Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloverhill or Corglass, Co. Leitrim
