School: Cloch Reó, Iniscarra (roll number 7242)

Location:
Cloghroe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Condon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 144

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 144

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    going to have. If an old person looked at the fire and saw a green flame they would say we are going to have wet weather. Or if they saw the smoke blowing a certain they would say are going to get wind. If the seagulls are flying low we are going to have rain. If they saw sheep in one corner they would say we would have thunder and lightening. When the sky is different colours it is a sign of wet weather.
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