School: Behymore
- Location:
- Behy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 016
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- (continued from previous page)the twig or the leg of the table we may expect rain.
(This is general in the essays written)
- When you see a lot or midges on a summer's evening it is the sign of rain. When you see the ass or the horse rolling in the field or on the road it is the sign of good weather. When the robin comes to the door it is the sign of snow.
- Collector
- Ita Meers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bunree, Co. Mayo
- Long ago the salmon in the Moy belonged to the monks of Moyne and Rosserk. The river Moy ran by east Bartragh and into the sea by that direction. Bartragh was not an island at that time. The monks of Moyne being nearest to the sea had the first choice of the salmon. They spread their nets almost all the way across the river thereby catching most of the salmon. The Rosserk monks being jealous of this decided to get their revenge. One dark night they set out in a small boat(continues on next page)
