School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- (continued from previous page)phase with the people in this locality when the handles of the plough are turned towards teh horizon. They mean when the plough is in this position there will be hardship.
Rainbow:-
A rainbow in the morning is a shepherd's warning. A rainbow in the night is a shepherd's delight. When there are two rainbows there will be hardship.
Wind:- When is from the west or whistling under the door there is going to be rain.
Fog:-
If he fog goes up rain is sure to follow. If the fog goes down it is the sign of antother good morrow.
Date 10th May 1938
Collected by Maureen Kelly (14)
- Collector
- Maureen Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
