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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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  2. Local Signs which Determine the Weather

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    Streamers from the sun indicate rain.
    Clouds moving fast indicated wind and rain.
    The sky red at night sign of frost.
    The sky red in the east in the morning is the sign of rain.
    The seagulls coming inland indicates a storm.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnaghan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Cissie Craig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnaghan, Co. Donegal