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School: Ballinea (roll number 10426)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Farrell
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    Crows congregate and curlews pipe when storm is near.
    Pigs are restless in windy weather.
    There are a lot of old sayings about the weather such as
    "A wet and windy May
    Fills the bran with corn and hay".
    "An ounce or March dust is worth a king's ransom".
    "March borrows three days from April to skin the old cow".
    "A fine September makes a long summer".
    "A wet October makes the potatoes rot".
    "A frosty November is bad for the turnips".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joseph Noonan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    P. Smyth
    Address
    Hanstown, Co. Westmeath