School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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  1. Long ago people used to get a jam-pot and half fill it full of water, put a lemonade bottle into the jam-pot and keep it aired tight. This would tell what sort the weather would be. If the weather would be good the water went up in the neck of the bottle, and if the weather would be bad the water went down in the jam-pot.
    If the sky is low and all white it is the sign of snow.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pearl Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Peter Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 50
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
  2. It is a sign of rain to see the crane at the river.
    If there are two sharp horns on the moon or if the trees make shadows in the lake it is also a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.