School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

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1. Weather-Lore

   

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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.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Galavan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   The Rower, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Margret Galavan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   26

   Address

   The Rower, Co. Kilkenny

2. A Treasure Story

   

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   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

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