School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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    diamonds; a sign of a "cutting". The greater the twinkling, the severer the storm, especially if there is a bluish light in the fire as well.
    17/ Supposing you have a shower of rain in the morning and that the drops stick on to the window, it will turn out to be a wet stormy day.
    18/ If the road dries quickly after a shower or some rain, more rain shall follow very shortly.
    19/ During the Harvest, if the geese take flight, say down the fields from the yard it is a sign of big wind.
    20/ The robin is a great weather clerk.
    If singing high up on a branch in the morning, a good
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