School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 070

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 070

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  1. Bad Weather
    When the wind blows from the west. When the swallows fly low.
    When the clouds are very dark.
    When the cat sits near the fire.
    When the sheep come in off the hill.
    Snow
    When the weather is very cold.
    When the clouds are dark and gloomy.
    When the wildgeese come inland.
    Fine weather
    When the sky is bright and clear.
    When the hills look very far away.
    When the swallows fly high.
    Frost
    When the sun goes down red
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cait Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordal, Co. Kerry