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School: Boley, Ballylinan, Athy (roll number 7505)

Location:
Boley, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs. Casey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 008

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    When swallows fly low it is a sign of rain.
    When the stars are plentiful in the sky at night it is a sign of frost.
    When the smoke from the chimney goes up straight it denotes fine weather.
    If the hare wears a thick coat in Autumn it is the sign of a hard Winter.
    "The oak before the ash, there will only be a splash, but the ash before the oak there will be a soak."
    A red moon is the sign of wind.
    An east wind is the sign of snow or of hard weather.
    "He who bathes in May will soon be
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Nicholas Mulhall
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballylehane Lower, Co. Laois