School: Derryhanee (roll number 16228)

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   “Once upon a time a man named Tom McGann and his wife Kate lived in Curraghroe...”

   

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   home his wife told him what had happened. He was very angry with her for misunderstanding him.

   

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2. Weather-Lore

   

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   Weather Lore.
   Signs of Rain - a circle around the moon; when stars are seen falling; a rainbow in the west; when dogs eat grass; when cats begin to scrape the ground; when soot falls; when swallows fly low; when sea-gulls fly inland cloudy sky; sun going down with a cloud over it; few stars; when clouds seem white; a short rainbow; When the wind is from the north; a blue blaze in the fire; clouds going backward and forward in the sky; when the dog eats grass; when the curlew cries; when there are long white clouds in the sky; when salt moistens; when cement floors become damp; when the crickets sing; when snails crawl out in the road in the evening; when frogs come into the house; When hills which are near are invisible. a coppery yellow sunset foretells rain; when large clusters of insects are seen flying about on a summer's evening. When the wind blows from the south; when a fog falls to the ground. Cattle seek shelter when there is going to be rain.
   Signs of Good Weather. When dew falls at night; when smoke goes up straight out of the chimney; when swallows fly high

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Casey

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   8

   Address

   Whitehall, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   John Casey

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   76

   Address

   Whitehall, Co. Roscommon