School: Trummera, Mountrath (roll number 15446)

Location:
Trumra, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs Muldowney
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    It is said that the snow appears on the mountain before it comes on the low land.

    1. It is said that the snow appears on the mountain before it comes on the low land.
    2. Thunder on fool's day is a sign of good crops.
    3. If you hear a fox barking in October he is calling upon the snow.
    4. If the wild-geese go to the [?] it is a sign of rain.
    5. If the crane goes down the river it is a sing of rain and if it goes up the river it is a sign of fine weather
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeremiah Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosskelton, Co. Laois