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School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 304

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Signs of the Weather

Signs of rain: - The moon lying on its back. The crows perching on a flag.


Collected by: - Eamonn Ó Riain. Crossard.
Told by : - Patrick O Brien, Crossard.
(76 years)

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Signs of the Weather

Signs of rain: The wild geese flying against the wind, the wind whistles loudly through the key hole, the ceiling begins to creek, to hear the curlews on the dry land, the corns begin to pain terrible, the walls of the house weeping.


Collected by: – Seán Pilcington Lemeneigh.
Told by: – George Pelkington, Lemeneigh, (his father)
(55years)

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Signs of the Weather

Signs of rain: - The salt gets damp, a white frost comes on the ground, the wind is from the south west.


Collected by: - Tomás Hawes, Roughan.
Told by: – Mary Gilligan, Roughan, (his aunt)
(75 years)

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Collector
Tomás Hawes
Gender
male
Address
Roughan, Co. Clare
Informant
Mary Gilligan
Relation
relative (other than parent or grandparent)
Gender
female
Age
75
Address
Roughan, Co. Clare
Language
English