School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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    Saturday evening it is the sign of a bad week. The wind mostly comes from the west. When the cat scrapes the hearth-stone it is the sign of a storm. We get most rain from the west and little from the other points. We get snow from the north. The most wind comes from the north for snow. When the hens begin to pick themselves we will have a bad day. When the crows are flocking together it is the sign of rain. If sheep are grazing at day light it is the
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon