School: Macha na gClaidhe (roll number 16086)
- Location:
- Maughanaclea, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Macháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0283, Page 345
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- (continued from previous page)glór an Easaigh:-
11) "Cronin's fall is roaring we'll get rain" (Fall is west of these people)12) "Cuniham's (?) fall is roaring we'll get fine weather" (Fall is North east of these people)
Cuileóga:-13) "The curavíols (small flies that irritate workers at the bog) are going mad we're near rain"
AN DEATHACH:-14) "The smoke is coming out (meaning down the chimney) we'll have rain15) "The soot is falling we'll get rain"16) "The wind is from a bad point we'll get bags of rain"
(This refers in this locality to the S.E. Winds which always brings the heaviest rain here)SNOW17) "The wind is whirling we'll have snow"(continues on next page)
