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School: Currach Púir (Curraghpoor), Dún na Sgíath (roll number 14008)

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Curraghpoor, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 117

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  3. XML “Weather-Lore”
  4. XML “Festival Customs”

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    If there is a circle around the moon, it is the sign of bad weather.
    When the sun goes down very pale, it is the sign of bad weather.
    When the crickets come out on the hearth, it is also a sign of bad weather.
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  2. Festival Customs

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    In this district the old custom of Hunting the Wren is still honoured on St. Stephen's Day. For some year's past it is generally the children who carry on the custom, but occassionally an odd group of grown up men go round.
    That morning the group of three or four children meet at the house of one them, and there they disguise themselves by putting on strange clothes and by
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolacussane, Co. Tipperary