School: Carraig Áluinn (roll number 16.474)
- Location:
- Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mag Uidhir
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- Animals
1. Cat sitting with back to fire - sign of rain
2. Cat sitting at end of kitchen - good sign of weather
3. Cat scraping floor, walls, chairs, trees etc - sign of storm
4. Cat or dog eating grass - sign of rain
5. Cows grouped close together in field - sign of storm
6. Brown (or black) frog crossing road - sign of rain
7. Yellow frog in grass - good sign
8. Frog's breast turning brown - bad sign
9. Frog's coming into a house - bad signPoultry
1. If hens remain outside in rain the rain will soon cease. If they go inside, the rain will continue
2. When hens pick quickly rain is coming. If they peck slowly good weather is coming
3. When hens flock together into ashed or hen house rain is approaching(continues on next page)
