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School: Knockanevin (roll number 4122)

Location:
Knockanevin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 427

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    at hand.
    If the blaze of the fire is blue it is a sign of rain. If the dust is blown about on a summer’s day by the wind rain is expected.
    If the water is low in the water jar good weather is coming. If it is high bad weather is indicated.
    A rainbow in the morning is for rain and a rainbow in the evening is for fine weather.
    If you put a lump of sugar into your tea in the morning and if the bubbles which come on the top are big and stay there for a long time it is sign of rain. But if the bubbles are small and disappear almost at once we will have good weather.
    If the hills seem to be near it is a sign of rain. If they seem to be
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork