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School: Tuar Árd, Áth Treasna (roll number 8893)

Location:
Toorard, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Domhnaill
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    very plentiful on the bushes and if "furze" bloom late or are seen in bloom about the end of October that a very severe Winter is coming. When a chimney smokes, that is when instead of going up the chimney, the smoke gushes about the house it is a sign of frost. I was also told that when the cricket sings sharply, there will be a change for bad or good in the weather.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrew Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toorard, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockskehy, Co. Cork