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School: An Caiseal Árd (roll number 16442)

Location:
Cashelard, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraic M. Mac Gongail
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    flies high we are going to have good weather, and if he flies low we will have bad weather. If (a) wild geese fly towards the sea it is a sign of bad weather. If they fly inland it is a sign of good weather. When a curlew cries there is going to be rain , and also when a willie wagtail is seen nea(r) a house it is a sign of snow.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal