School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)

Location:
Glenderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417C, Page 01_013

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  1. We have many signs of rain in this parish. When one sees the sky darking[?] and big clouds in it it is a sign of rain. When the church banks that are near the coast are broken it is a sign of rain for the next day. There are many places around the coast that rattle when it is going to rain and that is a sign of rain. When the swallows fly low it is a sign of rain because they say
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Traynor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomas Gaynor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenderry, Co. Kerry