School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: An tSr. Áthracht
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- The spiders creep from their webs when rain is approaching.
The cat sits with her tail to the fire when there is going to be storm.
The frog changes her yellow coat and puts on a russet vest, before rain.
The soot falls down before rain.
Dogs stop eating bones and eat grass before rain.
The fish come up to the top of the water before rain.
The cricket sings very sharply before rain.
The busy flies disturb the kine before rain.
The ducks quack loudly.
The peacocks cry.
Low o'er the grass the swallow flies.
The rats leave the river and go into the houses.
When worms come up from under the soil it is the sign of rain.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Dolphin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim