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School: Breachmhaigh (roll number 13222)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Giolla Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 261

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    When snipe are heard calling at night it is a sign of frost. The calling of curlews at night is a sign of rain.
    Sheep keeping close together in the fields is a sign that a storm is coming.
    A Copper coloured sky is a sign of rain.
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