School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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- (continued from previous page)When the sun comes out too soon after a shower people know rain will follow.In Clonmellon when the Lough Crew hills look near Mary Black brings in the clothes for she knows the rain is coming.Nurse will not bring the children out for a walk when she sees dust flying about low on the road in "willow the wisp".The children hurry home from school when they hear the ducks quack loudly for they do not want to get wet.We have a hard push on our bicycles when the wind is from Ballinlough to Clonmellon and there will also be rain with it.When roads dry up too quickly after a shower it is a sign that they will soon be as wet again. After a heavy fall of rain when bogs get filled up if they dry too soon it is a sign that they will be filled again just as soon.Most herds watch to see if the sheep are lying on the hills (-) if so it will be a fine day. Old people say that when a rainbow points from North to South we will have(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilrush Lower, Co. Westmeath
