School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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  1. 27th October '38
    Weather Lore
    When the sky is dark and the moon on its back and the clouds going very fast from the south that is the sign of bad weather. North east wind brings sleet or snow. South west wind brings soft mild weather. A redness in the sky in the east in the morning shows as signs of storm and rain
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Wynne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Lonergan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary