School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 385
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- (continued from previous page)When the rocks look bright after a shower denotes thunder.
Wind. Ducks quacking loudly denote wind.
A copper coloured sky means a gale of wind.
Before (S) wind comes, the cat begins to scrape, the geese fly and the clouds begin to float along like ships.
When geese make a great noise with their wings a storm or gale is approaching.
- There is a shortcut leading from Faugher to Parkmore and it is a public one. About forty years ago there was only a path going to Parkmore. People with horse and carts had to cross the Marblehill strand. Patrick Gallagher, Faugher, Ballymore. Story told by Ellen Gallagher, Faugher.In Glassan there is a nearway through a hill called "the Binn". In Carnamaddy there is a road which was lately made, this road leads to Lough na Ball. In Rooskey there is a road which leads up to the bog and it is called Meenadrain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sarah Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Dan Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
