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   are painful bad weather is approaching.

   

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   (1) When the cat sits with its back to the fire and scrapes the wood of the chair it is a sign of rain. (2) When the crows fly about in the sky and caw it is a sign of rain. (3) When the curlews pick grass in the fields it is a sign of rain. (4) When the wild geese go over the mountain it is a sign of rain. (5). When the ducks quack loudly and stay about the house there is sure to be rain.

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Boyle

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carnamogagh Lower, Co. Donegal

3. Weather-Lore

   

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   (1) When the sun is red it is a sign of good weather.

   

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   (1) There is a place in West Donegal known as Mc Swenis Gun. It is looked upon as a great weather guide by the people of that district. When a storm is approaching the noise of the Gun can be heard for several miles around.
   (2) When a dirty muddy tide comes in it

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