School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   When a curlew whistles once it denotes good weather and when he whistles twice it denotes bad weather.
   When plovers and seagulls fly inland it denotes good weather, and when they go seaward it denotes bad weather.
   When swallows fly high, it is the sign of good weather, and when they fly low it is the sign of bad weather.
   When we see one magpie it is for luck, and when we see two it is for bad luck.
   When we see starlings flying among the crows, it denotes rain.
   When we see wag-tails washing themselves in the river it denotes rain.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   When a waterhen builds her nest close to the water it is a sign of a good summer and when she builds it up on the bank, it is a sign of a bad summer. When the crows toss in the air it is a sign of stormy weather. When the seagulls come inland it is a sign of a rough sea.

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      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
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   English

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