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School: Baile Mhic Dáibhid (Ballydevitte) (roll number 3854)

Location:
Ballydevitt Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac an Luain
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    to the fire a storm is near.
    (11) When the soot falls down the chimney rain is coming.
    (12) Red clouds in the west at sunset especially when they have a purple tint portend [?] fine weather.
    (13) A copperty or yellow sunsent [sic] fortell rain
    (14) The coming of wet weather is also foretold by halo round the moon.
    (15) When St. Brigids Feast is bright and clear there will be two winters on that year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Doonan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bean Uí Mhuirghis
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Bean phósta
    Address
    Doonan, Co. Donegal