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School: Gallen

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Gallen, Co. Offaly
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T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 118

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    (18) When the wind whistles through the door.
    (19) When earwigs come in on the floor.
    (20) The swallows flying low.
    (21) When the north lights are out.
    (22) When the flying ants are out.
    (23) When salt gets damp.
    (24) When a frog turns black.
    (25) A dew on the bog.
    (26) Mountains are near.
    (27) When you see blue flies on the water.
    (28) When the crows alight in flocks in the fields.
    (29) When a dog eats grass.
    (30) If the sun rises red in the east.
    (31) A peacock crying.
    (32) When there is fog over a stream or canal.
    (33) Old people complaining of rheumatism and pains in their bones and their corns paining them.
    (34) Magpies cackling very loudly.
    (35) When starlings all go in big
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly