School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 190

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    North, South, East or West.
    The birds and animals are also good signs for the way they move or stir indicates the weather. When the birds fly low they forecast rain. Another sign of rain is if the cows collect in one corner of the field or the mountains appear near you, also the way the smoke blows from the chimney and even the fire itself indicates rain.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Heath, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Heath, Co. Tipperary