School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. Concepta le Muire
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    6. When there is a pale sunset.
    7. When the cricket is singing in the hob.
    8. When the curlew is keening.
    Signs of Frost.
    1. When there is a blue flame in the fire.
    2. When the cat sits by the fire all day and will not move.
    3. When the moon is seen in the sky before 4 o clock in the evening.
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  2. The games I play during the different seasons are:- in Spring, I play at rounders, skipping, top-flogging and hop-scotch.
    In Summer I play at tennis, swimming, net-fishing for small fish, and I pick mushrooms. In Autumn I play paper-chasing, hunt the hare, and picking blackberries for jam. In Winter it is
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Navan, Co. Meath