School: Benbawn
- Location:
- Binbane, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Gillespie
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- (continued from previous page)30. Answer. Because he is charged, taken up. and then let off.
31. Which would you say the yolk of an egg is white or the yolk of an egg are white?
31 Ans. The yolk of an egg is yellow.
- Signs of the Weather.
People say when the weather is not wet it is fine weather, and when it is raining it is wet weather. There is quite a number of signs of wet, and dry weather. The signs of the dry weather are as follows-: The swallows fly high in the air, the sky looks high, and bright. The sun is red in the evening when setting, and when a rainbow is seen in the evening the saying is-:
A rainbow in the morning
is the shepherd's warning.
A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight.
When the wind blows from the east or north the weather(continues on next page) - Collector
- Sarah Hall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drummartin, Co. Cavan
