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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 04_034

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  1. The Signs of Bad Weather

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    The signs of bad weather are: the swallows flying low, the cat having his back to the fire, the dog drinking water or eating grass. If we were going to get rain the cows would be always lying down. If we were going to get thunder there would be blue light in the fire. When there is going to be a storm the geese would be always flying around. When bad weather is coming the ducks are quaking loudly and the hens would be always picking themselves. If
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Clare