School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)

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Merryman

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Merryman
Merryman lived at the old castle of Walterstown. One day he was going by Walterstown with a horse and he was going quickly and the horse was frothing out of the mouth. Peter Butterlys Father shouted at him "Why is the horse frothing out of the mouth. Merryman shouted back "Because he can not spit out".
Given by:-
John Byrd (farm labourer)
Kentstown,
Brownstown,
Navan
Written by:-
Alphonsus G. O'Kelly,
Monktown,
Brownstown,
Navan
8th of March 1938

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Weather-Lore

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Weather Lore (1) The Pimpernel that grows on the banks of ditches, closes its head when it is going to rain, and when it keeps its head open, it is going to be fine. (2) When the starlings are in a cluster in the fields it is going to rain, and when they fly high it is a sign of fine weather. (3) When you hear the train from a far distance, it is going to rain. (4) When you see the Northern Lights in the sky at night, it is a sign of bad weather. (5) When you see the cat with her back to the fire, it is a sign of a storm. (6) When people's pains grow worse, it is going to rain. Written by Clare Brown Proudstown Tara Given by Patrick Harford (Herd) Danestown Balrath 25th May 1938
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Topics
1. genre
  weather-lore (~6,442)
Language

English
Collector
Clare Byrne
Gender

Female
Address

Proudstown, Co. Meath

Informant
Patrick Harford
Gender

Male
Occupation

Herd
Address

Danestown, Co. Meath