School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 18_012

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  1. 1. When a rainbow is seen in the morning it is a sign of rain during that day, a rainbow in the evening is a sign of no rain during that night.
    2. It is the wind from the west that brings the most rain.
    3. It is the north-west wind that brings frost.
    4. On a frosty night you would hear the stream of the river very far away.
    5. If the swallows are flying low it is a sign of rain.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Bairéad
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry