School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 415
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the noise of carts coming up the mountain to us from the roads down the country we expect frost. When we hear the steam-whistle from Ballinamore (to the east of this district) clearly in the mornings or evenings in March especially, and October and November we expect very cold weather to follow. Whenever we see woodcock in the month of October in this locality we expect a hard and early winter. If the day is very wet, and a robin sings from the top of a white-thorn bush, we expect the evening to be fine.If the tongs, which is always near the fire, has an unusually cold feel it is a sign of frost or snow or both. If the cat sits with her back to the fire it is a sign of coming bad weather.The South West or Drumshanbo wind brings us most rain at any time of the year.
- Informant
- Michael Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghgarve, Co. Leitrim
