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School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

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Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
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Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 158

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    Dust on the roadway is the sign of rain.
    A clock creeping on the floor is the sign of rain.
    Smoke going out of a chimney real straight is a sign of good weather.
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  2. A Hidden Treasure

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    Once upon a time there was a rich farmer and he wanted his sons to till the land. He told them that there was a hidden treasure in the land. He did not know the right spot where it was hidden. Then they dug it up one year after another until they had it all dug up. But they could not find anything. Then they were getting good crops out of the land. They said that it must have been the hidden wealth.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Finegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Brian
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wilkinstown, Co. Meath