School: Baile an Mhóta (roll number 16260)

Location:
Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Beárnais
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    of frosty weather. There is also an old proverb which says "A rainbow in the morning is the farmer's warning and a rainbow at night is the farmer's delight" and it is obviously very true.
    These abovementioned signs are mostly true and seldom are they wrong: and most people go by them and pin their faith in them for they are often more genuine than the weather fore-cast which we read of in our daily papers.
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