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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 117

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    Weather Signs
    There are a lot of sign of weather in which the people believe. They are fond of setting white glass bottles in jam pots of water. If the water comes up to the neck of the bottle it is going to rain. If it does not rise it is a sign of good weather. They buy houses to hang on the walls. It is called a weather guide in which
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bun, Co. Offaly