School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0431

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0431

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  1. Before Rain:- Horses continuously stamp their feet and if under a trap, rub their necks against the shaft. Sheep and horses that had been feeding high ground return to low. Ducks and geese are busy preening their feathers hours before rain comes. Cows lie chewing their cud for most of the day before rain comes. Small insects come to the surface of the soil for the food that
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Cunniffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Cunniffe
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway