School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)

Location:
Ballyadams, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 058

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  1. 39. A sudden coldness coning in the atmosphere
    40. The blossoms of the flowers closing in in the the daytime.
    41. A cat sleeping a lot
    42. Animals restless and moving about instead of grazing contentedly
    43. No dew on the grass in the morning
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Máire Ní Nualláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crannagh, Co. Laois
  2. 44. A white frost on the ground in the morning.
    45. The moon appearing to be on its back when new
    46. Rain st Swithins day foretells rain every day for forty days.
    47. The air very clear.
    48. Noises heard very plainly.
    49. Wind whistling throgh
    50. A goat coning in around the house
    51 Hens keeping to the house.
    52 Calves wanting to get in out of
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