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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 088

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    of the weather. When you see a sea-gull it is a sign the weather will be bad. The little fish go down into the water when the weather is going to to be bad and the sea-gull has to come into land seeking food.
    She said the cattle are also a good sign of the weather. When there is going to be a thunder storm all the cattle in the field gather up in a lump under a tree.
    Maggie O'Keeffe, Ruskey
    Co. Roscommon.
    7 March '38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Delia O' Keeffe
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female