School: Hackettstown (2)
- Location:
- Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Anna Seabrooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 502
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- (continued from previous page)come inland and fly around the men when they are working on the land, it is an omen of stormy weather. When the crows fly wildly arond cawing, it is considered a sure indication of rain.
When the snipe goes flying around over the meadows calling like a goat, people in this localty say fine weather is coming. This bird is called locally the "miney gabar" . When the curlew flies round issuing a hoarse whistle it is said to portend bad weather. There is also another bird that flies around the bogs calling "Pe weep" It is a small bird called "leather wing bat" locally and when it flies about at night it is considered a sign of good weather.
In the vincinity of Hacketstown(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Violet Seabrooke
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Sunderland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathnafushoge, Co. Carlow
