School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0078
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- We have a lot of old tales about the weather. Some people say when they see smoke going up straight out of a house that that is a sign of rain. If they see blue and green and other colours in the fire they say there will be a storm. Sometimes when the swallows fly low they say it is a sign of rain.
When the seagulls are inland are flying round quickly in large crowds people say there is a storm on sea. If big black clouds are floating in the sky and it gets very dark that is a sign of rain. When you can see Croagh Patrick very plainly or if you imagine the hills and mountains near it is said that we will have bad weather.
When the curfew is heard(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Towey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
