School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 113

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    water to the mill.
    When the swallows are flying high it is the sign of good weather, and when they are flying low it is a sign of bad weather.
    When the dog eats grass people say it is a sign of rain.
    The East wind is the coldest in our district. The South West wind brings the rain.
    People say that when the sky has a blue colour it is a sign of good weather.
    There is a hill
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Gargan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath