School: Sean-Mhachaire (roll number 17015)

Location:
Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Máille
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  1. When the weather is cold or wet, the people use these expressions: the weather is scald or the weather is miserable.
    When the sky is dark or when it becomes grey it is a sign of rain, but the sky is very clear and blue it is the sign of fine weather, or when a rainbow can be seen it is a sign of bad weather. When the sun rises very red early in the morning it is a sign of wet weather. When the wind is from the South it is a sign of rain, when it is from the
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Carney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Eden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John H. Carney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Eden, Co. Mayo