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School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

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Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 171

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    rain [be rain?].
    If you hear the curlews whistling in the evening there will
    be rain.
    When there is a cold wind there will be rain.
    If the sky is red in the morning there will be wet weather.
    A blue sky without any clouds is a sign of good weather.
    If there is a ring around the moon a storm is coming
    soon.
    If the stars are bright and twinkling it is freezing.
    Sometimes a star shoots and it is said that the wind blows
    from the direction that the star shoots.
    If the seagulls fly inland there is going to be stormy
    weather.
    The sea roars when there is going to be bad weather.
    If the soot is falling it is a sign of rain.
    When a crane is seen at a lake it is a sign of bad weather.
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    A red sunset is a sign of good weather.
    If the midges and “clegs” are plentiful there will be rain.
    When a robin is seen going into old sheds or byres there
    will be bad weather.
    When the smoke goes up straight there will be calm
    weather.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Mangan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mangan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Birra, Co. Donegal