School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Martha Levis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)If on a cold day the blackbird sings snow will follow immediately.
Curlews when they are noisy foretell rain.
When the owl hoots after dusk it indicates calm weather.
If you see a white butterfly flying about a summer's morning no rain will fall before night.
It is said that pigs' tails straighten before rain.
The corncrake only calls before fine weather.
The waters of rivers and streams looks black before a storm.
If a cock crows during a rainy day it is almost certain to clear.
When stoats put on their white coats severe weather will be prolonged and snow certain.
The common fly is a wonderful weather prophet. It never fails to forecast rain by making a peculiar buzz which you can hear quite plainly.
The pheasant can hear an approaching thunderstorm before any human ear(continues on next page)
