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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 18_005

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  1. The Weather Signs (continued)

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    storm to see the sky all woolly and hairy looking. A way of testing the weather is to put water in a jam-jar and a bottle. Put the neck of the bottle in the jam-jar. If the water goes high in the bottle its going to be good weather, if it goes low its going to be bad. A storm never lasts longer than Wedensday.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán de Fréins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mr Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    23
    Address
    Knockaulin, Co. Kildare