School: Fortview, Clones (roll number 15300)

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1. Weather-Lore (continued)

   

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   follows.
   When cows lie under trees wet weather is expected.
   When the hills are near at hand rain is usually not far away.
   When there is a mist in the morning in summer a fine hot day may be expected.
   If the sea is dark and stormy it is the sign of a storm.
   When there is a blue flame in the fire a frost may be expected.
   When leaves turn inside out it is the sign of rain.
   When hens comb their feathers with their beaks rain is expected.
   When midges are seen at night fine weather is expected.

   

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2. Travelling Folk

   

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   follows.
   When cows lie under trees wet weather is expected.

   When the hills are near at hand rain is usually not far away.
   When there is a mist in the morning in summer a fine hot day may be expected.
   If the sea is dark and stormy it is the sign of a storm.
   When there is a blue flame in the fire a frost may be expected.
   When leaves turn inside out it is the sign of rain.
   When hens comb their feathers with their beaks rain is expected.
   When midges are seen at night fine weather is expected.

   Travelling Folk

   Now and again people travelling about call at houses near my home to sell various articles. This same crowd has carried on this trade for many a year. They are not very poor, for they get good sale for most of their goods. Some of them sell second-hand clothes, while others sell vessels made of tin and copper. The majority of the people buy something. They get the majority of their supplies from villages and towns not far away from their own homes. Some people make them welcome while others chase them away. They don't stop in any home at night for they live near hand. They depend on the people to

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
         1. travellers (~3,023)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Amelia North

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gortgarvan, Co. Fermanagh