School: Drong (2)
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fháinín
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- Signs of the Weather
When the spiders creep from their cobwebs; when the smoke comes back down the chimney; when a cat sits with her back to the fire; when swallows fly low; when the cranes fly south; when the goats come down roaring from the mountain; when you see lightning without hearing thunder; when frogs turn black; when the walls of houses built of certain stones begin to weep; when soot falls down the chimney, these are all signs of rain.
When the cranes fly north; when swallows fly high, when the smoke goes up straight out of the chimney; these are signs of good weather.
When you see a blue flame in the fire it is a sign of frost.Old Sayings
“Fit as a fiddle.”
“Brave as a lion.”
“Light as a feather.”
“Hard as nails.”
“Sour as a lemon.”
“Sharp as a needle.”
“Flat as a pancake.” - "Fit as a fiddle."
"Brave as a lion."
"Light as a feather"..
"Hard as nails."
"Sour as a lemon."
"Sharp as a needle."
"Flat as a pancake."(continues on next page)