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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   little girl paid for her fun.
   I got this from my mother. My own name is Teresa Goggin, Gloundakilena, Ballydehob, Co. Cork.
   October 29th 1937

   

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2. Weather-Lore - Signs of Rain

   

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   There are many signs by which the people expect rain. The sun is hidden, The sky is completely covered with clouds. The setting sun is pale and sinks in a mass of round shaped darked clouds. The moon is pale. There is a large ring around it. It may be racing towards the clouds. The new moon laying on its back is taken as a sign of much bad weather to come. The stars are dull and few of them are seen. The wind is strong from the Fastnet - south west. The clouds rest on the surrounding hills. Mt. Gabriel

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   English

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   Pat Joe Barry

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   Ballybane West, Co. Cork