School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)

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  1. WHen you are taking in the cows and them to go to the top of the hill it is a bad sign.
    When you see the crane going up the river it is a sign of rain. When you think the hills are very near you it is a sign of rain.
    If the sun is loaded with clouds in the sky it is a sign of rain
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Quigley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dooish, Co. Donegal
  2. If the wind follows the sun round to the west and then comes back again it is a good sign but if the wind follows the sun nearly round to the west it is a bad sign.
    When the water-hens are to be seen it indicates stormy weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  3. If there is a rainbow on Saturday it is a sign that the following week will be showery.
    When the west wind blows it is a sign of rain.
    When the soot falls it is a sign of rain.
    When the geese fly it is a sign of high wind.
    If the sheep come down from the top of the mountain it is a sign of rain.
    If the crickets sing it is a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.