School: Radharc na Sionainne (roll number 16477)

Location:: Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
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washes her face it is a sign of rain. When the cricket sings loudly it is a sign of rain. If the blind bat flies about at night it is a sign of rain. If there is a ring round the moon it is a sign of rain. When the dog eats grass it is a sign of rain. When the wind blows from Cashel it is a sign of rain. If the wild geese cross the house it is a sign of hardship. When the lambs are playing it means rain.
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The person who kills a robin suffers because a lump grows on his hand and he is not able to work.
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The swallow should not be harmed because he has three drops of the devils blood in him.
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Nobody digs clay on May Day or gives anything away or throws out dirt or ashes.

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