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School: Mocollop, Fermoy (roll number 16348)

Location:
Mocollop, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Loingigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 1L

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    Swallows flying indicate wet weather.
    A cat turns her back to the fire when we have East wind.
    A dog snores when bad weather is coming.
    The (?) go to the (?) when bad weather is coming.
    The soot falls down the chimney when wet weather is coming.
    A fog coming up the glen from the river is a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ellen Dempsey
    Gender
    Female