School: Colthurst, Ráth Cúil
- Location:
- Rathcool, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 017
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- (continued from previous page)The wild birds come down from the mountains to the low land.
The sheep come down from the mountain and flock together.
Signs of snow are:
Blackbirds come around the farmyard.
The wild geese fly west to the Kerry mountains
When the crows search for food all day
The sky gets red, the clouds roll along the sky.
The crows fly from tree to tree and cluster together on a certain tree.
Signs of bad weather are:-
The dog eats grass
The cricket chirps on the hearth
The pimpernell closes
The fire gets blue
The smoke turns out
The cow lies down and keeps a dry spot for herself.(continues on next page)
