School: Magoney

Location:
Magoney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaolchraoibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 357

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 357

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  1. Signs of rain
    1) When the wind blows from the direction of the South. It is said to blow from a rainy point. 2) The wind sying around the house and whistling in the tree tops. 3) A drop of clear water to appear on the leaf point of an Easter liy. 4) When the curlow wailes its sorrowful song at twilight. He is supposed to say wet my lips.
    5) Crickets sing on the hearth.
    6) Frogs turn black and croake in the marshes at nightfall.
    7) The cat turnes her back to the fire.
    8) Dogs eat grass
    9) Midges swarming in great crowds in the evening
    10) The swallows flying low.
    11) The seagulls screaming and hovering in the air
    12) A blue blaze coming from the fire.
    13) Pains in the old folks bones.
    14) Dunkey brays.
    15) Geese beat their wings and fly home screaming from the ponds.
    16) Halo around the moon.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Mháirtín
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Knocknagarnaman, Co. Monaghan