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School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)

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Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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    Signs of good weather are as follows.
    1. To see the swallows flying high
    2. The sky with no dark clouds.
    3. The sun going down very red.
    4 Cows grazing high up in a hill.
    Signs of bad weather.
    1. The sky dark and cloudy.
    2. The ashes blue.
    3. The swallows flying very low.
    4. Numberless tiny flies creeping on the ground.
    5. The hills covered with fog.
    6. Spiders webs along the ground.
    7. A Rainbow in the morning.
    8. Goats going towards the house.
    (told to me by my uncle)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Con Mulvihill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Mulvihill
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry