School: Boyerstown (roll number 13285)
- Location:
- Boyerstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Thomas Foley
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- (continued from previous page)When there are calm patches (called wells) in lake or sea we will have rain.
If there is a drop from the green leaf of the Easter Lily it is a sure sign of rain.
When the people of my district hear the sound of the train distinctly in the evening they say it is a sign of frost.
When raking the fire at night the old people forecasted a storm if they saw a bright purple glow in the gríosach. this glow is very distinct if the tongs be drawn through the gríosach.
When the old people felt the sgoilteach they always said there would be rain.
It may be worth recording that before the big snow of February 1933 blackbirds and thrushes were heard singing heartihy in Boyerstown and Ardbraccan at one o'clock in the night. I heard an old woman remark that they were crying for something.
- Collector
- Nancy Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Boyerstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Devine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Boyerstown, Co. Meath
