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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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    Sign of fine weather
    When the curlews fly north.
    Sign of bad weather
    If a person has rheumatism and if it is painful.
    To see a cat scratching a bag.
    Wild geese coming inland.
    To hear bees buzzing among trees.
    To see a blue frog.
    If a bumble bee comes down a chimney.
    Collected by: P. Garahy, Mile Tree, Birr.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. Garahy
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly