School: Emly (B.) (roll number 16059)

Location:
Emly, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Lachtnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 033

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 033

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  1. Signs of fine weather.
    The western sky is red as the sun is going down.
    Fog is seen rising from a river at night.
    Smoke goes straight up from a chimney.
    Swallows fly very high.
    Crows fly very high also.
    Wild geese go northward.
    The crane flys [sic].
    The Galtees are seen plainly.
    They are also blue.
    They look to be near.
    The wind comes from the south or east.
    Signs of rain.
    A ring is around the moon.
    Soot falls from a chimney.
    Smoke goes crooked from a chimney.
    A cat sits with its back to the fire.
    Swallows fly very low.
    Crows fall suddenly.
    Curlews cry.
    Ducks quack a lot.
    Wild geese go southward.
    Sea gulls fly in over the land.
    Sea gulls go from west to east.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Quinlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinvreena, Co. Tipperary