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School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)

Location:
Maolán na nGabhar, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 247

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  1. Sayings of the Seasons (continued)

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    When birds and badgers are fat in October expect a cold winter.
    November.
    If on the trees the leaves still hold,
    The coming winter will be cold.
    If there's ice in Novemeber that will bear a duck,
    There'll be nothing but Sludge and muck.
    You can't blow away a November fog with a fan.
    At Saint Martin's Day (11th November Winter is on the way.
    December.
    A green Christmas makes a fat graveyard.
    A wet December empties the granary.
    If the milky way in December shows clear,
    You may safely count on a fruit-ful year.
    Cock crowed Christus natus est.
    Raven croaked Quando ?
    Rook cawed Hac nocte.
    Ox moued Ubi ?
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Fortune
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile na Sláine, Co. Loch Garman