School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)weather can be prepared for. If the sun sets red, the next day will be fine. Frosty weather is not far away when the smoke is seen going up straight from the chimney.
Patrick Haughey.
Informant - Mr. Richard Clinton, Gartlandstown, Crookedwood.
- There are many beliefs in this district in regard to the weather.
It is said that when the sky is checkered, and when there are goat hairs or a wool pack in the sky we may be expecting rain. When the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Josephine Flanagan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Whitehall, Co. Westmeath
