School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 343

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    can know by a water-hen when we are going to have rain. The water-hen comes inland when we are going to have rain.
    We can know when we are going to have bad weather by the sea-gulls. the sea-gulls come inland when we are going to have bad weather because the little fish on which they feed go too far down in the sea for the sea-gulls to get at them. The sea-gulls come inland to get their food.
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  2. There was once a middle aged man who had little or no money. Then it was coming near Christmas his shoes became worn and he began to collect all his money a few days before Christmas she found he had twelve shiflings so he
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Mc Elligott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bedford, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Halpin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    27
    Address
    Bedford, Co. Kerry