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School: Óméith (roll number 3001)

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Omeath, Co. Louth
Teacher:
D. Ó Cuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 246

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    wires it is a sign the winter is close at hand. If the seagulls fly inland it is the sign of bad weather, but if they seawards it is the sign of good weather. If the cuckoo and the corncrake cry good weather is expected. When the sand.pipers cry it is the sign of stormy weather.
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