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School: Beacán (C.)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 263

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    kept busy searching for food for their young ones.
    The weather can be judged by the behaviour of some birds. if swallows fly high it is the sign of good weather, if flying low, bad weather may be expected, if the sea-gulls fly in land, it is the sign of a storm.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Moran
    Gender
    Female