School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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  1. From the sky - When there is a rainbow in the sky that is the sign of rain. It is the sign of rain to see a ring around the moon. If you see a mackeral sky there will be one day wet and two day's dry. If there are black clouds in the sky there will be rain. If the sky is clear the weather will be fine.
    From the wind - If the wind is from Foxford the rain is coming. If the wind is from the East the people say the frost is coming.
    From the birds - When the
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy D'Arcy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anne Kilgallen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo