School: Ballinafid (roll number 5390)
- Location:
- Ballynafid, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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- (continued from previous page)into the air cawing and it is a sign for a wind storm. If they do that after a rainstorm calmness will come.
If the trees shoot out buds too early it is a sign of a bad season.
When the air is still and everything calm it is a sign of thunder. Another sign is for a similar weather, when there is a copper colour in the sky.
When the sky is red, the weather is to be very wild with showers of sleet.
- Thomas Meehan a native of Clonave which is on the shore of Lough Derravaragh, was a brown(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Weir
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath
