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School: Cornagilta (roll number 16408)

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Cornagilty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Luke Owens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 168

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    When the smoke blows down on the street it is the sign of rain.
    When the smoke goes up strait it is the sign of good weather.
    When the crows are in a crows in the air cawing it is the sign of wind.
    When the swallows are on the house-top it is the sign of rain.
    When the salt get wet it is the sign of rain.
    When the soot falls it is the sign of rain.
    When the starlings are all together in a tree twitering it is the sign of rain.
    When the crane comes in from the mountain it is the sign of rain.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Mac Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcoo (Brady), Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Michael Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Drumcoo (Brady), Co. Monaghan