School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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- (continued from previous page)is a sign of wind and rain.
The Wind.
The wind anywhere from the south to south-east brings the longest downpours of rain, in east Waterford.
When the wind shifts westward in rain t'wi'll be clear.
When the wind whistles in the telegraph poles it is a sign of a gale.
Birds
When the curfews fly restlessly and give a double howl it is a sign of bad weather, they give one howl for wind and another for rain.
Whe the thrush sings clear in the morning rainwill soon follow.
When the seagulls stand about in the fields will soon have rain.
When the crows swoop up and(continues on next page)