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1. Proverbs (continued)

   

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   64. Early to bed; early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
   65.A rainbow in the morning is the sailor's warning. A rainbow at night is the sailor's delight.

   

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2. Story

   

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   Long ago there was a man and he lived in a castle, and there was a ghost that would come every night about twelve o'clock. The man left the big house and when he was leaving he met a man going in to it and he said : "Are you going to stay in that big castle?" And he said : "No I am only going to see it."

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Terry Corrigan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Calliagh, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   James Sherry

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Tonagh, Co. Monaghan

3. Weather-Lore

   

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   When the smoke goes up straight it is the sign of rain. When there is a blue blaze in the fire it is the sign of frost. When the sky is red where the sun rises it is the sure sign of a wet day. When the south wind blows it is a sign of rain. When the north wind

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