School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 114
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- (continued from previous page)the tree singing : smoke going up straight out of the chimney : west wind.
Signs of rain : stars farr : soot falls : donkey braying : corws fly low : ring round the moon ; rainbow (showing weather) clouds heavy and misty : south wind : lake black : dust flies off the road : flies on the ground : plenty of frogs and them black.
When the wind blows from the north it is a cold hard stormy wind. When the cows run out of the field it is the sign of cold hard weather. The soft wind comes from the west.
- Signs of rain : old people complaining of pains in their legs : donkey braying ; sun setting with a grey colour : cat sitting at the fire washing her face : west wind : rooks gathering together and cawing : rooks flying low : dust flying up off the road : flies biting : lakes and rivers rough.
Ducks flying is sign of wind.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Rocks
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Miss Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Greagh, Co. Monaghan
