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School: Dromlohan, Kilcornan (roll number 15848)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 460

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    (7) When the flagstones of a house are damp and the walls weep.
    (8) When the frog has a black coat.
    (9) When the wild geese fly from North to South.
    (10) When the crows perch on the road.
    The following are the signs of wind.
    (1) When you see the crows tumbling.
    (2) When the cat scratches the trees with its claws.
    (3) When the pig gathers straws in his mouth.
    The following are the signs of broken weather.
    (1) When you hear the tide roaring at Ballinvoher Point near Beigh Castle.
    (2) When the Fiolawns (Na Faoileain) come inland and follow the ploughman up and down the furrow.
    25th November.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moig, Co. Limerick