School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)
- Location:
- Cluainín, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 260
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- (continued from previous page)If on the trees the leaves still hold
the coming winter will be cold.
A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.
When the dust blows on the road people say there will be rain.
- Gordon Wilson from his grandmother Mrs. Wilson, Strawbrick, Manorhamilton over 70 years.
When smoke rises straight up it is the sign of good weather.When the cock crows it is a sign of good weather.
If trout are jumping up out of the water after flies it is a sign of rain.
Midges very busy are a sign of rain
When you can see the clouds on top of each other it is the sign of snow, and when you see Bends with it's cap on it will soon rain.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gordon Wilson
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- John Golden
- Collector
- Una Davis
- Collector
- Walter O' Malley
- Informant
- Charles Golden
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Gleann Buí, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- J. Gault
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Scrínidh, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mr Lonegan
- Age
- 70
- Address
- An Bogán, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mrs Wilson
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Srath Bhric, Co. Liatroma
