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School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 338

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    when the hills look near it is the sign of rain also. When soot falls down the chimney it is the sign of rain, and when the wild geese go to the north in the evening it is a sign of a frost.
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    There are many old sayings about future weather. These signs are shown by the animals and birds or by the atmosphere. It is said when swallows fly high it is a sign of good weather. If a donkey, a cow or a horse turn their tails to the wall it is a sign of bad weather.
    If the wild geese are seen down towards the Shannon it is a sign of
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr James Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick