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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dún Léire, Co. Lú
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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    1. Sometimes we get very valuable information from the old people regarding the weather, old cures and other useful knowledge. It stands to reason also that those old people should all know about weather signs as in those days there were no barometers or such instrument and therefore the had to go by the weather signs.
    2. Questioning my grandmother the other evening about those weather signs I found out that she knew some probably which she heard when young. Those are the signs of rain which I collected.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. seanchas aimsire (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr P. King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dún Léire, Co. Lú
    Informant
    Mrs Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dún Léire, Co. Lú