School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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- (continued from previous page)When we see the wildgeese flying around it is a sign of usettled weather.
When wild ducks fly low it is the sign of rain. - When we see the wagtail wagging her tail, is denotes rain.
When we hear snipe in the bog, roaring it is a sign of storm.
When the robin goes into the house it is a sign of hard weather.
When the wagtail comes near the door it is a sign of rain.
When you hear the blackbird people say you will have a good forenoon.
When the sparrow chirps it is a sign of dry weather.
When a lot of rooks fly together it denotes rain. - The curlew, green plover, and gray plover, are sea-birds,(continues on next page)