School: Cnoc an Choillín, Cootehall

Location:
Knockaculleen or Hollymount, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhártain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 016

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 016

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  1. Signs indicating stormy weather
    1. Seagulls coming inland.
    2. Swallows flying low.
    3. Birds lighting on the wires.
    4. Cat sitting with her back to the fire.
    5. The fire blue.
    6. The clouds all apart.
    Signs indicating fine weather
    1. Swallows flying high.
    2. The sky white and fleecy.
    3. The sun setting very red.
    4. Dust on the road.
    5. The sheep on top of the mountains.
    6. The smoke going up straight from the chimneys.
    7. A rainbow at night is the she-
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