School: Brannockstown (roll number 16817)
- Location:
- Brannockstown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- "When birds and badgers are fat in October expect a cold winter."
"If on the trees the leaves still hol(d) the coming winter will be cold."
"You can't blow away a November fog with a fan."
"Till May is out cast not a clou(t.")
"May chickens never grow full siz(e.")
"The worst blast comes on the Borrowed Days"."
"A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay."
"A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon."
"March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb."
"March has many weathers".
October has twenty one fine days.- Collector
- Brigid Mackey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brannockstown, Co. Kildare