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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 184

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    curlew is to be seen it is a sign of wet weather. And when the lark flies high it is a sign of dry weather. If the swallow comes to Ireland early it is a sign of a very good summer. Also the cuckoo, if it comes early, is a sign of a good summer.
    If a lot of magpies are seen together it is the sign of frosty weather. If the thrush is seen about the doors, it is also the sign of frosty weather.
    If the robin or a blackbird or a willie wagtail flies into a house in the winter it is the sign of snow. If you get frost early
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    A. Bourke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick