School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)
- Location:
- Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)morning, when the stones shine on the hillsides and when the dust blows off the roadway it betokens rain. When Nephim[?] seems near us, when the smoke falls to the ground, and when the soot falls we may expect rain also. When the swans fly to the south, when blue flames are seen in the fire and when the crickets sing in the evening we may expect wet weather. The dog sleeps on the hearth and people who have corns or rheumatism suffer more than usual when the rain is coming.
If there is a red sunset, a clear moon and bright stars we may expect fine weather. When the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Waldron
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Reask, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Waldron
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reask, Co. Mayo
