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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 198

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    Weather Lore
    1st Dec; 1937
    When the cat scrapes the chairs, and the dog snores it is a sign of rain.
    At the approach of rain the far off hills look near at hand.
    When the sun is pale, and the sky red in the morning, it is a sign of a wet evening.
    When the hens pick their feathers rain will come.
    When a shower of rain comes if the hens remain out in it the rain will not continue, but if the go off for shelter the rain will continue.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballygilchrist, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Katie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballygilchrist, Co. Longford