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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 027

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    Sings of Rain.
    Black clouds in the horizon in the west at sun-set.
    South westerly wind.
    In Summer the swallows fly low.
    A rainbow in the sky.
    Sheep lying under a ditch.
    Horses standing with their tails to the wind.
    Soot falling down a chimney.
    A spider leaving his cobweb.
    A dog eating grass.
    A cricket singing sharply.
    A cat scratching wood.
    Signs of good weather.
    Red sky in summer at sunset.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Holoway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Banagher, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Noel Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrycastle, Co. Offaly