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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 161

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    The old cow bragged and boasted and said "March is coming to an end and now we will have fine weather.' I will be all right. But April borrowed three days from March worse than any other day and those were the three days that skinned the old cow.
    If New year's day is bright and clear you will have two Winters in the one year.
    You are not late for sowing crops while you can look through an ash tree.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Foxe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath