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School: Killyconnan (B.)

Location:
Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 078

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    to eat grass, it is a sign of wet weather. The fog ascending Slieve Glah Mountain (a mountain in the district, is a sign of good weather, and the fog descending this mountain is a sign of wet weather.
    The smoke going up straight from the chimney into the air indicates good weather, but if the smoke does not go up straight into the air the weather will be wet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrew Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockanoark, Co. Cavan