School: Kilbeggan (Mercy Convent) (roll number 14491)
- Location:
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Philomena
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- (continued from previous page)most rain to our district. When the clouds travel fast in the sky at night and patches of red appear are signs of coming storms.Birds.
When stares are seen collecting in big clusters and flying near farm houses it is a sign of hardship. Bird's always fly low in bad weather and high in fine weather. When the crickets sing sharply in the hearth-stone its a sign of wet weather, but when the cock crows loudly its a good sign. "The bird that sings in Winter will cry in Spring." When the floors are damp its a sign of rain also.Animals.
When the pigs are snoring it is a sign of rain. When the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sheila Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymacmorris, Co. Westmeath
