School: Smithstown, Castlecomer (roll number 14626)
- Location:
- Smithstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Mhórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 220
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- The local beliefs about the weather are.
When the sun goes down red in the evenings the following day will be fine.
If the clouds are very low in the sky, there will be plenty of rain.
If ther are a great deal of stars in the sky in the night-time, there will be plenty of frost.
If the wind is blowing from the South there will be plenty of rain. If it is coming from the North there will be snow in the winter-time.
If there is going to be lightning the animals go out in the middle of the fields.
If there is going to be snow the small birds hop around the roads.
If there is going to be rain the small insects come down low in the air.
- Collector
- John Love
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Joseph Love
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Aghamucky, Co. Kilkenny
