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School: Cloncovid

Location:
Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 097

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    is the shepherds delight. A rainbow at morn is the shepherds warning. When seagulls assemble on the land storm or rain is surely approaching. When a robin comes into the house in Winter it is a sign of storm. When crows fly high it is a sign of good weather and when swallows fly low very close to the ground it is a sign of storm. Rain is also expected when the cat sits with her back to the fire and when the dog eats grass. When sheep come to the house looking
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Monica Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan