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School: Ferbane (B.)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 160

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    weather.
    If crickets are in the chimney, it is a sign of good weather.
    When cows lie down in the field, it is the sign of good weather.
    When flies go under corners or into the sides of wood in windows, it is a sign of a bad winter.
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    Signs of Frost: When the wild - geese come to the up - land
    Signs of Rain: When the stars run across the sky.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaboy, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    William Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Frank Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Peter Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly