School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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  1. 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  3. 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    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