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School: Saggart

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Saggart, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 16

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 16

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    (1) The circle around the moon there is a storm When the circle is near the storm his far away When the circle is far away the stom is near.
    (2) "A rainbow in the morning is the sailors fore warning A rainbow at night is the sailors delight.
    (3) When the wind roars in the chimney it notes a storm
    (4) When the plovers go around in great flocks There will be snow.
    (5) When the sheep go to high ground bleating it denotes a storm.
    (6) When the cat scratches
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamús Mac Cionnaigh
    Gender
    Male