School: Drumgossatt (B.) (roll number 14071)

Location:
Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Muireadhaigh
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    to be good weather.
    If the robin comes into the house we are going to storm.
    When we hear a cock crowing in the morning we are going to have a good day. If the sky is cloudy it is a sign of rain.
    When there is mist on the bogs it is a sign of a warm day.
    It is said that a mackerel sky never stays two days dry.
    A rainbow at night is the sign of good weather.
    A rainbow in the morning is a sign of bad weather.
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