School: Collon (roll number 14579)

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   “When the cat sits with its back to the fire, its the sign of a storm, when the springs rise, when the wind is south west, when Mt. Oriel is capped, when the hens pick themselves, and stand round under the hedges, when the sky is mackerel, when there's a m”

   

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   when the train can be heard coming into Dunleer, or when Tenure bell can be heard ringing, when the dog eats grass, when the soot falls down the chimney, when the horse stands with it's back to the ditch, when the smoke blows down the hollows, when the smoke puffs back down the chimney, when the will o the wisp comes and blows the hay and corn through the barns, all these fortell the coming of rain.
   When there's red in the sky, during Winter it denotes frost and snow, when the fire wont light or when a person's chillblains get itchy, these are the signs of frost
   When there's a fog over the river during Summer, its' the sign of very hot weather, if you see the size of a blanket of blue in the sky early in

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Hanratty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Collann, Co. Lú