School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 21_042
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- (continued from previous page)bad weather. Also if the sky is red in the evening it is a sign that the next day will be fine, If the fire is black it is the sign of bad weather. If the frogs come up out of the water it is a sign of rain. If the geese flew over the yard it is the sign of bad weather, also if any one got an ants-egg it is the sign of bad weather.
- The year of the famine was the year 1848. The cause of the famine was because the potatoes crop failed. The people of that time lived on potatoes and butter-milk and when the potatoes crop failed they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máirín Ní Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crughwill, Co. Clare
