School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. Signs of bad weather
    A fog is seen on the hills
    The rocks shine.
    Swallows fly low
    People feel drowsy and sleepy
    Signs of good weather
    The sun goes down very red
    A ring is seen round the moon
    A fog is seen around the river
    Signs of a storm
    The cat scrapes himself.
    The seagulls come inland
    The wind blows from the west
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Broderick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Knocknageeha, Co. Clare