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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 104

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    magpies the weather will be good in the time coming.
    The crow is a sign of the weather. When the crow is flying high the weather will be good and when the crow is flying apparently falling to the ground, that is a bad sign of the weather.
    The crane is also a sign of the weather. When the crane is flying with the wind there will be bad weather and when the crane is flying against the wind there will be good weather.
    When the sea-gull is in on the land the weather will be bad. The fire is also a sign of the weather. A blue blaze in the fire is a sign of rainy weather. In the Summer when the sky is red in the evening there will be warm weather.
    When there is a rainbow in the morning there will be bad weather and when there is a rainbow in the evening the weather will be good. A dark
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Caslin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Roscommon