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School: Garr

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Garr, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 249

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    Weather Signs.
    Signs of Rain - Crickets singing
    Curlews screaming
    Swallows flying low
    Soot falling
    Salt getting damp in the cupboard
    Signs of fine - A clear sky
    weather cock crowing
    wind from the North.
    Swallows high in the air.
    Signs of hardship - wild geese going for
    the Shannon.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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