School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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- (continued from previous page)hand of it blows from the school towards Boyle we have rain and if it blows from the lake we have soft sunny weather.
The old people say as they sit around the turf fire that a blue blaze among the coals denotes rain. They also say that their hands and feet ache on the approach of rain. When the smoke arising from the chimney looks white, rain is not far off.
The fog on the hills in the early morning, is a sign of a good day to follow.
- Informant
- Mrs Mullaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs O' Gara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
