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School: Machaire

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Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ó Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 069

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    When the seagulls rest on the land, rain is approaching.
    Curlews heard crying in the late evening bring bad weather in their wake.
    Numbers of crows alighting in the fields is a sign of rain.
    A red sunset in the summer is a sign of good weather.
    When a person who has rheumatism feels it very painful, he will tell you that rain is approaching.
    If it doesn't fair (stops raining) at 12 o'c am, it will not for the rest of the afternoon. If it be raining till 6pm
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Cavan