School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

Location:
Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 333

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  1. The stars blink. The swallows fly low and the seagulls come inland. When there is a blue blaze in the fire. The dog turns away from food and feasts upon grass. The smoke from the Chimney comes down to earth. The walls are damp. The ducks quack loudly. The soot falls down. The hinges of the doors creak. The crickets chirip loudly. The cat sits near the fire. There is a ring round the moon.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Hanley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
  2. When the sun goes down a pale yellow. When the moon is in a hollow. When a new moon is very sharp and is on its back. When the wind blows from the West. When birds fly low. When the old people complain of
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