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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 122

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    (6) When the east wind blows
    (7) When the rooks are flying up and down and scattering themselves here and there
    (8) If there are red strokes on the sky about an hour after the sun goes down.
    (9) When the cock crows loudly.
    (10) When the cat scrapes a board.
    (11) When the spiders begin to run up the walls
    (12) When the crickets fly around the house.
    (13) When the starling's fly one by one.
    (14) When seagulls fly inland.
    (15) When birds fly low in crowds
    (16) When cows are running in the field
    (17) Sheep lying on a hill.
    (18) Cows going home in the morning.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly