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School: Rooskey (roll number 4800)

Location:
Rúscaigh, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Luke Caslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 100

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    Birdlore
    My granny Mrs Jane Clabby, Rooskey, parish of KIlglass co. Roscommon aged 82 years told me the habits of some birds in this district.
    She said there are a big number of birds in this district viz. the swallow, the crow, the blackbird, the stir, the robin and many others.
    Some of the birds are regarded as signs of the weather. If you saw a lone magpie on the road the weather would be bad, and if you saw two magpies the weather would be good.
    When a crane is flying with the wind it is a sign of bad weather and when the crane is flying against the wind it is a sign of good weather.
    When the swallows are flying low there is going to be rain. When there are sea-gulls in-land there is going to be bad weather.
    If you
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    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
        1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Caslin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rúscaigh, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Mrs Jane Clabby
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Rúscaigh, Co. Ros Comáin