School: Kilnagross (roll number 12317)
- Location:
- Kilnagross, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: John Hunt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 429
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- (continued from previous page)sign of rain.
47 If the cock moult before the hen the weather will be lean and thin.
If the hen mould before the cock the weather will be as hard as a block.
48 A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
49 If the crows fly high in the air it is a sign of good weather.
50 If on the trees the leaves still hold the coming winter will be cold.
51 If the blackbirds are hopping around the hedges and ditches, it is a sign of snow.
52 If a rooster crows in the shelter it is a sign of rain and if he crows in the open it is a sign of good weather.
53 If a cement floor is damp it is a sign of rain.Collected by: Annie Reilly, Annaghkeenty
Kathleen Casey, Corderry
Mary Gaffney, Lisdrumrea
Rose A. Banaghan, Drumgowla
Annie Tighe, Corderry
Annie McManus, Corderry
Monica O Hara, Millpark Drumsna
Kilnagross
- Collector
- Annie Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corderry (Peyton), Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Annie Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annaghkeenty, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Annie Tighe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corderry (Peyton), Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Kathleen Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corderry (Peyton), Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Mary Gaffney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdromarea North, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Monica O Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millpark, Co. Leitrim
- Collector
- Rose A. Banaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumgowla, Co. Leitrim
