School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 014
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- 1. A dark night brings a fine day.2. The swallows flying low is the sign of rain.3. The wind whistling down the chimney is the sign of rain.4. When the Northern lighs are seen its the sign of rain.5. When the sun is watery looking it is the sign of rain.6. Curlews whistling is the sign of rain.7. Chilblains itching are the sign of frost.8. A clear blue sky is the sign of good weather.9. Grey frost is generally the sign of rain.10. A dark day with easterly wind blowing is the sign of snow.11. A very fine day in the winter time is the sign of bad weather to follow.
- Collector
- Patrick Galavan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Margret Galavan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 26
- Address
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Once there lived two men in the parish of the Rower. One was very rich and the other poor. Now it happened that the rich man had to go to America but before going he, with the aid of the other man, who was his best(continues on next page)
