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School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Riada
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    (a) When you hear crickets chirping wildly it's the sign of rain.
    (b) When corns pain you suddenly it's a sure sign of rain.
    (c) When you feel rhumatism pains it's a sign of rain.
    (d) When a cat scratch that is when it's paws are itchy it's the sign of rain.
    (e) When chickens pick themselves it's the sign of rain.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Joseph Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny