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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 224

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    back to the fire:- bad weather.
    10. The distant hills appear very near before rain.
    11. In good weather the sky is a blue colour and in bad weather it is a grey colour.
    12. In bad weather the lake is a dark colour.
    13. The insects disturbing the cattle:- bad weather.
    14. The smoke going up in a straight line from the chimney:- good weather.
    15. The soot falling into the fire:- bad weather.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon