School: Killea (roll number 3219)
- Location:
- Killea, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Coilín
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- Weather LoreGood Weather:
Swallows circling high in the air. Crows "diving" overhead. A robin on the top of a bush in the evening. A red sunrise and a wide circle round the moon. Cattle out high on the mountains.Dry Weather:
A hawk "dancing" in the air. A mist going out the mountain. An East wind.Wet Weather:
The road remaining wet. A dog eating grass or snoring while sleeping. The midges biting or flying ants on the road. A mist on a mountain. The soot faling down the chimney. The moon dark with a halo round it. Cobwebs on the rushes or on futze. A smell of honey off the black-sallies.
Frost and Snow:
Sheep gathered together in groups at the bottom of a mountain under a bank. A North or North East wind and a grey misty sky. The robin hopping round the door looking for crumbs are signs of snow. A clear sky(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenkeel, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Felix Keany
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killea, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Rooney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killea, Co. Leitrim