School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 333

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  1. Long ago the old people used to know when they would have fine weather by the following signs : -
    1. If the frogs were yellow.
    2. If the sun sets red in the west
    3. A rainbow at night.
    4. If the swallow fly high.
    5. If the smoke goes up straight from the chimneys.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elma Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templehouse, Co. Sligo