School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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- (continued from previous page)are painful bad weather is approaching.
- (1) When the cat sits with its back to the fire and scrapes the wood of the chair it is a sign of rain.
(2) When the crows fly about in the sky and caw it is a sign of rain.
(3) When the curlews pick grass in the fields it is a sign of rain.
(4) When the wild geese go over the mountain it is a sign of rain.
(5). When the ducks quack loudly and stay about the house there is sure to be rain. - (1) When the sun is red it is a sign of good weather.
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- Collector
- James Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oldtown, Co. Donegal