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School: Finea (roll number 10599)

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Finnea, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Hackett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 014

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 014

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    The old people say that when the wild geese are (crying?) on the banks of the lake that it as a sure sign of rain or storm.
    When they would see a rainbow in the sky they would be fretting the thunder and lighting would come.
    They would say that when the wind would be coming form the East that it would be a sign of storm and they would be gathering in their (crops?)
    The North wind is the surest sign of snow and hail, because when the wind is blowing from the North the snow usually comes.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Mc Loughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Cornacreevy, Co. Westmeath