School: Carysfort, Arklow

Location:
Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
T. E. McAdoo
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  1. Birds. When the swallows fly high it is a sign of good weather, when the swallows fly low it is the sign of a storm.
    When the curlews whistle it is the sign of rain.
    When the sea-gulls whistle it is a sign of a storm
    When the blackbirds chirrup loudly it is a sign of hard weather
    Dan Nuzum 24th of November 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dan Nuzum
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Arklow, Co. Wicklow