School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis (roll number 7315)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
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- (continued from previous page)When the curlews whistle it is a sign of rain.
If the glow worm shines in the night it is a sign that rain is coming.
When it is going to rain the dog leaves his bone and eats grass.
When the sound of the sea is heard far inland it is said to be near.
When the tables and chairs creak it is a sign of rain.
Ducks quack and hens pick themselves before rain.
If birds fly near the land rain follows.
When the walls get damp it is a sign of rain.
When corns ache it is a sign of rain.
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- Collector
- Maighread Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cusack Road, Co. Clare