School: Cluainín, Granard
- Location:
- Clooneen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)stormy month. 4. If the stars are seen falling that is the sign of rain. 5. When the wind blows from the South it is the wind of rain.
There is an old saying about the rainbow - "A rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning, a rainbow at night is the sailors delight."
People can foretell the weather from observation of certain birds.
If the crane flies southwards it is the sign of good weather. It is a sure sign of snow to see the robin, the blackbird or the thrush come picking to the door. If the crows are seen nestling in the fields in the evening it is a sure sign of a wet day next day, or if they fly home low it is a bad sign. If the robin is seen in the bottom of a tree in the morning that is the sign of a bad day, but if she is seen on the top branches of the tree it is a good sign.(continues on next page)
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- Príomhoide
