School: Brannockstown (roll number 16817)

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1. Sayings of the Seasons (continued)

   

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   "April and May keep out of the sea June and July swim till you die"

   

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2. Sayings of the Seasons

   

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   "A dry March never begs its bread" "If apples bloom in March you may search for apples" "A cold May makes no one rich" "If the milky way in December shows clear you may safely count on a fruitful year." "A wet March makes a bad harvest" "A January spring is worth nothing"

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
   2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Mackey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Brannockstown, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Miss Jameson

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Brannockstown, Co. Kildare

3. Sayings of the Seasons

   

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   "The sun dances on Easter morning(.")
   "Midsummer rain spoils hay and grain."
   "A showery April a flowery May."
   "Be sure of hay till the end of

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