School: Glasthule (St Joseph's Boys)

Location:
Glasthule, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
P. Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 199

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  1. Goats decend to lower levels and seek the shelter of the houses.
    Blue flames appear in the fire.
    Swallows fly very low.
    The cat sits up near the fire
    Cows in a field turn in the same direction and sit down.
    A ring appears round the moon.
    If it is near the bad weather is near. If it is far out the bad weather is far away.
    Distant hills look near.
    If the hawthorn grows in profusion a hard winter is coming.
    The sea looks clearer.
    Sounds in the distance seem near.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caoimhín Ó Cuinneáin
    Gender
    Male