School: Baile Uí Chorráin, Eóchaill (roll number 7441)

Location:
Ballycurrane South, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Háirdín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 279

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 279

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    Goats take shelter before a storm and go out when it is nearly over.
    Donkeys screeching is a sign of dry weather.
    Sheep before a big snow storm always come in from the mountain.
    The frog and the lizard change colour and become black before rain.
    Snails and frogs are very plentiful in damp weather.

    Insects
    They tell us a lot about the weather. Before rain in the summer time the roads are black with pismires, and in warm broken weather, blind doctors and midges get very venemous and annoying.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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