School: Baile an Daingin (Ballindaggin) (roll number 15962)

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1. Weather-Signs (continued)

   

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   hours dry.
   Storm, The sheep on the mountain come to the bottom.
   Seagulls flying inland
   Sheep gathering together in a corner of the field is a sign of thunder.
   A circle around the moon
   The farther the circle the nearer the rain.
   When the stars dance in the sky be sure of frost.
   When the "scuts" come from the mountain, it is a sign of rain.

   

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2. Local Heroes

   

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   Local heroes John Forristal kilcullen Ballindaggin Enniscorthy (from his father John Forristal) There lived a man named Coady in Ballindaggin. This man was a hero of '98. He shot the redcoats coming down from Scollop gap. One of the men was firing before Coady fired and he missed the shots because his hands were shivering so Coady took thr gun from him, and shot the redcoats dead while the man loaded the gun. This man's name was "Corcoran" who

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Forrestal

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cill Chuilinn, Co. Loch Garman

   Informant

   John Forrestal

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male