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School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

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Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 174

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  6. XML “Signs of the Weather”

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  1. Story (continued)

    “There was a man coming from his neighbour's house one night. He saw a light a good distance away from him.”

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    light a few feet from him.
    He blessed himself and the light disappeared.
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  2. Good Luck

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    It is good luck to find a horse-shoe.
    It is good luck to find iron.
    It is good luck to find white heather.
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  3. Bad Luck

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    It is bad luck to find money. It is unlucky to hit a beast with an "elder stick". It is unlucky to find money.
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  4. Signs of the Weather

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget J. Mc Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Procklis, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Frank Mc Connell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Procklis, Co. Donegal