School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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  1. 2nd October 1938
    Weather Lore.
    There are many weather signs such as the following.
    When the cat sits with his back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
    A red sky in the night is the sign of good weather;
    A red sky in the morning is the sign of bad weather;
    When the hills look distant it is a sign of
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs B. O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary