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School: Abbeylara

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Mainistir Leathrátha, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0597

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    - when the wild geese fly home to the West and are going home for shelter. These are all signs of rain and storm.
    When the swallows fly high it is a sign of good weather. If the robin sings at the top of the bush and if the sky is red at the setting of the sun it is also a sign of good weather. Other signs of good weather are, when the smoke goes up straight from the chimney, when you cannot see the smoke from the train and when the needle of the barometer points to fair.
    Told to me by my father,
    Peter Higgins
    Abbeylara
    Streete
    Co. Westmeath
    Aged sixty-nine
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. seanchas aimsire (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Higgins
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Mainistir Leathrátha, Co. an Longfoirt