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School: Rooskey (roll number 4800)

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Roosky, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Luke Caslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 051

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    she steals the eggs and she steals young chickens also.
    The magpie is a sign of the weather. If you saw one magpie out in the field by herself it is the sign of bad weather, and if you saw two magpies it is the sign of good weather, because if weather is bad one magpie stays on the nest to keep the eggs dry and warm. If the weather is good the two birds go out off the nest.
    Teresa Noonan, Cloonafill
    Ruskey, Co. Roscommon.
    21 Feb. '38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonaufill, Co. Roscommon