School: Crosserlough

Location:
Crosserlough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
L. Reilly
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  1. It's a glorious day thank God.
    It's a fine day, nice day, beautiful, lovely.
    It's a pet day (used to describe an exceptionally fine day which comes in broken weather or during a bad spell). Damp day.
    It's a rough day, "hasky" day, used when dry cold east or north east wind is blowing.
    It's a stormy, wild blustery day, breezy day,.
    Cold day, frosty day, showery day, bitter day. A day of biting wind.
    There's a "nip" in that day.
    Cloudy day, dark day, murky day.
    misty day. foggy day, drowsy day, sleepy day. weary day.
    It's damp class of weather.
    It's a damn bad day. (farmers when rainy day interferes with some important work).
    Its a changeable day. Its a rotten day.
    sultry, sunny day. A fine sunny day.
    It's a bad day for the crops.
    It's a bad day for the spuds (meaning a day when blight is inclined to come on.)
    Its a great day for young ducks.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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