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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

Location:
Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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    There are different ways by which people can tell whether there is going to be good weather or bad weather. If there does be a far away ring round the moon and when the stars are dim in the sky, it is a sign of a near hand storm. When the sheep gather to the river and when the cows way out late at night, it is a sign of rain. When the moorhens crow near the house
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Madge Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal