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Ar an leathanach seo

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   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   sits wiping o'er his whiskered jaws". "The fire looks black, and the soot falls down" outside we notice that the birds are flying low, "Loud quack the ducks". "The sea-gulls cry", "The distant hills are looking nigh". The sheep are grazing quickly, the clouds look dull and grey, the wind blows from the south, and very soon we have a downpour. In the morning, too, a reddening in the sky denotes rain, while a red sky, when the golden sun sinks, is a forecast of a glorious morrow. A rainbow is also a guide. "A rainbow in the morning is a shepherd's warning, A rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight".
   Other signs of rain as seen from the heavens are that, A circle round the moon denotes rain, when the stars run in the sky. A Saturday's moon comes seven years too soon.

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Nell Walshe

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   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Ballykealy, Co. Laois

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs James Walshe

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   Baineann

   Aois

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   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer's wife (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Ballykealy, Co. Laois