School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)

Location:
Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Conchobhair
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    69, As I went up cornhill, cornhill was shaking, all the birds cornhill was gathered into an acre.
    Ans. A Man winning oats
    70. On yonder hill there sounds a dear neither flesh, feathers or bones, on yonder hill they stand alone
    Ans. A Sally_Rod
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  2. 1. When there is a large quantity of stars in the sky that denotes rain.
    2.When the seagulls fly low that is the sign of rain.
    3.When the cat washes her face that is the sign of rain.
    4. When the seagulls gather together into groups and rest on the ground that denotes rain.
    5. if you remard the smoke of a house going up straight in the air that is the sign of rain.
    6.When you hear the seagulls whistling that denotes rain.
    7. When the weather gets very cold that denotes rain
    8. When the wind is whistling in the doors that denotes rain.
    9. When a lot of crows gather together and fly low that denotes rain
    10. When the cat turns her back to the fire that denotes frost.
    11. Glittering stars denotes rain.
    12. When you hear the cars quite plainly on the road, that is the sign of frost.
    13. On a wet day when the sky gets very clear, that is the sign of rain.
    14. If the wind is coming from the North we will have good
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