School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 230
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- When there are midges on the water, it is the sign of rain. When you see cock croaches inside a house it is the sign of bad weather, and when you see them out of the road it's the sign of fine weather.
- When there is a flat rainbow it is the sign of rain. When the dust is blowing along the road, it is the sign of rain. When the far off hills appear near it is the sign of rain.
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- Collector
- James Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlemarket, Co. Kilkenny
