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School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)

Location:
Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire E. Uí Einrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 04_002

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    in the road. If a cat sits with his back to the fire people say that we will have bad weather. If the sky gets dark and gloomy wet weather is expected.
    If there is a big number of stars in the sky fine weather is expected. If smoke goes direct from a chimney fine weather is expected. When swallows fly high in the sky people say we will have a few months of fine weather
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Loftus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissanumera, Co. Mayo