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School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.) (roll number 10229)

Location:
Bruree, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Chonaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 159

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    down predicts either a spell of hard frost or a violent wind storm.
    Old people locally are possessed with a keen knowledge of the vagaries of the weather and I think this is also the case in other parts of the world as well as for the British government employ many old Kaffers on their African plantations not because of their working usefulness but because they can tell of the approaching of the typhoon or monsoon.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jones
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr M. Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick