School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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    shine it is a sign of rain. The soot comes down the chimney before a storm, and blue blazes come on the fire. On a calm day when the smoke blows up straight it is a sign of good weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal