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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 196

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    on a Saturday is a sure sign that the following week will be a bad week of rain.
    When rainbows appear in bad weather it means that the weather will remain broken.
    Thunder comes when the weather is breaking, and it also comes when the weather is about to take up.
    If the frog has a dark colour it is for rain.
    When he wears a bright yellow, it is for good weather.
    In the summer when a fog is to be seen in a hallow place in the evening, the next day will be very warm.
    If you see the fog on the hills in the evening the next
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Thomas Lynch
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford