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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 199

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  1. Names of Certain Parts of the Year

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    There are certain names for parts of the year and these are mostly all Irish. The following are some.
    Sgairibhín na g-Cuac usually falls on the beginning of May. It is the time when the cuckoo sings. The weather is generally very hard and blowing at the time.
    Laetheannta na Riabhaiche.
    There was once an old grey cow and she was afraid she would die in the month of March, and when March was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    English
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    Pádraig Ó Tuama
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