School: Calary, Bray
- Location:
- Calary Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Bean de Faoite
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- (continued from previous page)sign of a fierce storm. When cattle play with one another in the fields it is a sign of a snow storm. When the cattle lie under the ditch and wont graze it is a sign of a sleety wind and rain.
The snipe cries when good weather is near. The Curlew cries when rain is near. You may look out for a snow storm when you see the robin coming in. When starlings fly low it is a sign of rainy weather. When the seabirds fly inland it is a sign of bad weather. When the swallows fly high it is going to be good weather. When the cats sit by the fire it is a sign of a storm. If a cat climbs a tree or scratches at wood it is a sign or rain.
When a dog eats grass it is a sign of wet weather. When a dog lies in a corner and snarls it is a sign of thunder. When the sky is a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Sutton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr J. Sutton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Glasnamullen, Co. Wicklow
