School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)
- Location:
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 462
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- (continued from previous page)number of swans can be seen, both in Summer and Winter in a pond near Tralee Bay. In the morning you will notice that in the morning the swans will go out to sea, that indicates a fine day, and if the swans don't go out to sea, but stay in their little ponds at Blennerville it is the sign of rain.
Soot
When soot falls it foretells rain.
Animals
It is said that when the cat turns its tail towards the fire it foretells rain.
Rocks
Casements rock at Banna can foretell the weather. When a day is fine it can hardly be seen bit if it is windy day it can be seen quite plainly and on a bad(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Quinlan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Jeremiah Williams
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
