School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 192
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- Collector
- Molly Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Weather LoreWritten by Teresa Grey, Ballinlough, 3rd March 1938.In this locality the local people had many ways of foretelling the weather. It is said that a mist or a fog on the Lough Crew Hills is an indication of wet weather. When snow remains on these hills though it has melted else-where, it is a sign that it is "waiting for more snow". I have noticed that when large(continues on next page)