School: Camphill (B.) (roll number 1347)

Location:
Bleachgreen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Michael Harte
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  5. XML “Signs of Snow”

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  1. 1. When curlews fly towards the sea.
    2. When flocks of sheep go to the mountain.
    3. When the swallows fly high.
    4. When the rooks fly high on their way home in the evening
    5. When there is a mist on low lying land in the morning
    6. When the sun goes red to bed
    7. When hills that are near look far away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Largan, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Maria O' Connell
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Largan, Co. Sligo