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School: Dennmore

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Dennmore or Legganden, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Harriet Heaslip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0977, Page 172

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    Sheep and goats give signs of the weather when they are high on the hills we are sure of a fine spell. When the come down to the bottom of the hill we may be sure that there is a storm coming.
    Fogs and Mists
    When a fog is seen round the top of Slieve Glagh we may be sure there is an storm coming. When the fog is seen round in the hollows we may be sure of a fine spell.
    Corns.
    When there is a storm coming people who have corns find them paining them very much. When there is good weather coming the people
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Heaslip
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moher, Co. Cavan