School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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- (continued from previous page)crane flying off the bog; swallows flying near the water; hearing the train whistling loudly; horse standing with his back to the ditch; crickets shout (?) loudly; wind from the west; ring round the moon; cat sitting close to the fire; soot falling down the chimney; smoke blowing down to the ground; sun rising early on a winter's day; cloud black; seagulls coming inlandl the lake (Greagh Lough) getting black; dust blowing off the road (this for snow too) frogs plentiful and turning black; good heat off fire and purple blaze in it; cat washing his face.
Signs of wind: cat beginning to tear anything of wood; ducks flying;
Signs of good weather: mist on the bog.
The sign of snow is when it is dry and windy. When you can see the hills far away it is a sign of hard weather. When the flies meet you on the road it is the sign of a change of weather. - Signs of good weather : Robin on the top of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- George Mc Geron
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Blackraw, Co. Monaghan