School: Bullán (roll number 13432)

Location:
Bullaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0092

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0092

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    When a rainbow spans the sky.
    When a dog eats grass.
    When the rooks are odd in their flight or when they dive upwards and downwards.
    Signs of Wind
    1. When the sky is copper colour.
    2. When a cat scrapes timber.
    3. When the seagulls come inland from the sea shore.
    4. When the sheep draw to shelter and lie close together.
    Got by:- Pauline Keane, Ballykeerin, Bullaun, Loughrea.
    From my :- Uncle Bill age 48, same address on the 10th June 1938.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
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