School: Monaghan (Convent, Girls) (roll number 359)

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1. Folklore - Forts (continued)

   

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   forts for they say the fairies can cast a spell over them.

   

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2. Folklore - Weather-Lore

   

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   Weather Lore. It is a sign rain is coming
   ) when the far away hills seem near
   b) when there are dark clouds in the sky
   c) when the swallows are flying low
   It is a sign good weather is coming when
   a) the hum of the flies are heard in the trees
   b) when the sky is a clear blue
   c) when the birds are flying high in the sky
   d) when the mountain are shaded with mist.

   

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3. Folklore - Riddles

   

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   Riddles a) Black and white and read (red) all over.? A Newspaper b) As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man? A penny c) Why do we go to bed? Because the bed won't come to us.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   K. Campbell

   Gender

   Female