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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 017

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 017

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    weather and if we are going through the fields in the early morning the sheep are all up eating grass
    At night in Summer if we see a fog over the water it is sure to be a good day.
    When the birds sing very early in the morning and the sky looks blue it is a sure sign of a warm day
    When the cats sits at the fire and washes his face with his paw it will rain
    The frogs are more lively and they change their colour to a rust colour when it is going to rain. In the fine weather its colour is yellow
    The cricket sings very loudly when it is the sign of rain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr John Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Cloonfore, Co. Longford