School: Tulach Ruacháin

Location:
Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Caulfield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culnacleha, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Caulfield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culnacleha, Co. Mayo
  2. If the sea-gulls come to the land there is a storm on the sea.
    The little robin comes and perches himself on the threshold when we are going to have snow.
    If crows fly in large numbers rain is expected.
    If the wild geese come early to this country from other countries such as
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