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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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    1. In olden times there were no barometers, and the people had to go by weather signs. Some of those weather signs are very true, and for the past couple of weeks I succeeded in getting some valuable information.
    2. Those are as follows the weather signs which I located.
    3. it is said that it is a sign of rain to see adog eating grass.
    To see a circle around the moon is a sign of rain.
    To see a mist over the mountains is a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr T. Callan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listulk, Co. Louth