School: Corr Garrdha (roll number 15228)

Location:
Corgerry Eighter, Co. Galway
Teachers:
M. Ó Dubhláin M. Ó Muineacháin
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    the sign of snow.
    When the swallows fly low it is the sign of rain.
    When the wild geese come it is the sign of frost.
    When the sea gulls fly inland it is the sign of a rough sea.
    When the crows fly in a circle it is the sign of rain.
    When the cuckoo comes early it is the sign of a bad year.
    If the cock crows when it is raining it is the sign that it will soon clear.
    When the cat scrapes the door it is the sign of wind.
    When the dog eats grass it is the sign of rain.
    If fog goes up a hill in the
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