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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 199

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    When the sheep are feeding very early in the morning it is a bad sign of the weather.
    When they come looking for shelter it is a sign of storm.
    When the crows fly downwards it is another sign of storm.
    If it rains on St Swithin's day, it will rain for forty days without ceasing.
    Wet Friday, wet Sunday.
    Sunday is always fine in broken weather.
    Collected by
    Kathleen Walsh, age 13.
    Ballykilchriest,
    Granard, Co. Longford.
    Obtained from her mother,
    Mrs Katie Walsh, Age 40.
    Ballykilchriest,
    Granard, Co. Longford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballygilchrist, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Katie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballygilchrist, Co. Longford