School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 318
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- (continued from previous page)Weather Lore (Contd.)
If berries on holly, wild rose etc are plentiful it is a sign of a cold dry winter
A good crop fo haws (whitethorns) foretells prosperity "A haw year is a breagh year" A good crop of shoes (blackthorn) denotes hardship. "A sloe year is a woe year" The ash tree in foliage before the oak denotes a wet year.Other Signs of Rain
The ant transfers her nest from the botom of the bulrushes up to the top of the stalk about a week before heavy rain
The Coot drags pieces of rushes, dried grass and weeds and pushes them under his nest to raise it up sa that when the flood comes in the lake the eggs will be safe.N. B. All these signs are observed locally
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