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School: Laragh

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Laragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 083

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  1. Big Storms

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    Fifty years ago there was a snowstorm so severe that one could walk across the country without being able to distinguish the ditches from the fields. Numbers of people, cattle and sheep were lost.
    There was a big wind one hundred years ago, so strong that it knocked all the trees in the wood near Kingscourt, and blocked all the roads.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornaman, Co. Cavan

  2. Bird-Lore

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    When the swallow flys low it is a sign of rain. When cranes are seen near the lake it is a sign of rain. When a great number of crows fly low together, it is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Hugh Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Collops, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Matt Muldoon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Corrycholman, Co. Cavan