School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

Location:
Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 330

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  1. The wind from the north is always very cold. The wind from the south is always mild. The sky is bright and clear when we are going to have fine weather, but when the weather is cold and wet the sky looks gloomy. The sun looks bright when the weather is fine. The cat sits with it's back to the fire when the rain is coming, and the dog eats grass; the beetles crawl along the ground.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    M. Murray
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Clonymore, Co. Meath