School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
  2. Weather Lore
    When the spider is hanging from the sealing it is the sine of rain.
    When the sky is red in the evening it is the sine of frost. When the sun gowing down ( it is the sine of ) & they are heat in it, is the sign of fine weather.
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