School: Glenasmole (B.) (roll number 8927)
- Location:
- Glenasmole, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr. Ó Móráin
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thatched with straw. When the ice was put into the house it was trampled and covered with straw. It would keep for eight or nine months. The remains of some of these houses can be seen yet.
J. Cooke Glassnamucky.
- 5. Weather signs.If the sheep come home in winter it is a sign of snow. If hares or rabbits come near the house it is a sign of storm.
G Brady, Glassamucky.When a robin is seen on the top of a bush in the morning it is a sign of a fine day. When seen at the bottom of the bush, a wet day follows. - Informant
- J. Brady
- Address
- Glassamucky, Co. Dublin
