School: Kilsaran (roll number 14207)

Location:
Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Corragáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0671, Page 024

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0671, Page 024

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  3. XML “Weather-Lore - Birds and Animals as Weather Omens”
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  1. 1. When swallows fly low it is a sign of coming rain.
    2. When crows fly high it is a sign of good weather.
    3. When you hear the curlew you know there is rain at hand.
    4. When hens pick themselves it is the sign of rain.
    5. When our Winter visitors comes early we may expect a severe Winter.
    6. When seabirds come far inland it is a sign of stormy weather
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male