School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 11_011

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  1. The wind from the north generally brings snow.
    The wind from the south brings rain. It is a warm wind.
    A purple cloud in the south is the sign of snow.
    A ring round the moon is the sign of a heave gale, the farther away the ring is from the moon the nearer the storm.
    When we are going to have rain the hills look nearer to us.
    The birds fly low when it is going to rain.
    The birds do not sing before a
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare