School: Druim an t-Seagail (roll number 1772)
- Location:
- Ryehill Demesne, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Máire Ní Eimhirín Seosamh P. Ó hUigín Áine Ní Uigín
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- When flocks of crows accompanied by starlings are seen people expect storms.A cat sharpening his nails on a tree is a sign of storms.When sea gulls are seen flying inland it is a sign of a coming storm.If sheep come from the top of a hill and lie down at the bottom of it it is a sign of a storm.When crows fly turned partly on their sides this foretells storms.
When midges are seen late in the evening we expect rain. If a dog eats grass, if the sky is green in the morning, if a spider is seen creeping out from a cob web, if frogs are hopping on the road, if ants with wings on them are seen on a road, if a train is heard far away, if a badger doesnt leave out his bed to dry during the day, if a crane comes near the house, if a cat sits at the fire with his tail over his toes, if a hen picks her feathers, if curlews are calling, if distant hills seem near, if sheep lie under a wall, when the sky(continues on next page)- Collector
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