School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)
- Location:
- Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 125
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A red sunset is a sign of good weather coming.
A North wind brings the snow.
If animals become dull and heavy, rain is appraoching
When dust whirls along the roadsides, bad weather is at hand.
Cattle grazing on a hilltop betoken good weather, Cattle at the bottom of a hill show that rain and dull bad weather is approaching.
Smoke which ascends straight into the Sky is a sign of good weather, but if it scatters out and goes crooked we may be sure that rain is near
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The whistle of a peweet (snipe) betokens a big storm.
A Foxes bark (brings in) heralds a heavy snowfall.
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A robin high in the bush is the sign of good weather
A robin at the bottom of a bush is a sure sign of bad weather.
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If the moon rises between 12 and half past two o-clock good weather is near. [-](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dympna Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Clanickny, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- J. Mc Na;;y
- Age
- 14
- Collector
- M. Hughes
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Sillis, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Paddy Mc Nally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Annacatty, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Peggy Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Lisgoagh, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Peter Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Clanickny, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Seamus O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Looart, Co. Monaghan
