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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 185

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    we will have fine weather. If the smoke goes up and if it whirls we will have rain.
    The dust. If the wind whirls the dust on the road it is called a fairy blast and it brings rain.
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    The people in this district know know what kind of weather we are going to have by the appearance of the sun.
    If the sun shines very brightly in the early hours of the morning the people in this district say that the day will turn out very rainy.
    The moon. The people here say that if the moon is on its back the next
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly