School: Creach na mBearna

Location:
Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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    good when the air is in the pit sudden becomes bad, Wet weather can be expected, and vice versaNoise like that of the sea in the southern and of lough Allen, always foretells fine weather. If the noise be in the northern end of the lake,- bad weather. If the new moon be lying on its back a whole bad month can be expected. hen a fog like the smoke of an enormous fire travels east along the top of the Braulieve Mountains inland from the sea, you may be sure of a long spell of fine weather.
    If the hens go early to bed, the nest is likely to be fine.
    When the robin sits singing on the tree top or the exposed
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rover Lower, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Christie
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Arigna, Co. Roscommon