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School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

Location:
Graigue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 006

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    rain. The hills appearing far away indicate fine weather; appearing near they forecast rain. When a fog on top of the Galtee's descends to the foot it denotes rain. After a long period of dry weather if dust rises off the roadway rain is near. Ants seen on the road or on the wing are a token of rain. If the smoke of the chimney falls down rain is approaching.
    Collector – Patrick Dwane
    Informant – James Dwane
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Durane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghacross, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr James Durane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Aghacross, Co. Cork