School: Valleymount

Location:
Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 040

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 040

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  3. XML “Total List of Indications of Rain”
  4. XML “Signs of Fine Weather”

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  1. 1. When the sky is high i.e. no clouds in the sky.
    2. Wild Geese:- When wild geese come off the hills and go to the sea.
    3. Sky:- When the sky is very blue in the evening.
    4. Mountain Goats:- When goats go back to the hills.
    5. Dew:- When there is a heavy dew at night.
    6. Horses:- Horses go up the hills.
    7. Swallows:- Swallows fly high.
    8. Crane:- When the crane comes down from the hills and goes to the sea.
    9. Frogs:- The frogs sleep in fine weather. The crane follows the cows in fine weather to catch the frogs because the frogs jump from the cows and the crane catches them. In wet weather the frogs are always
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