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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 139

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  1. Local Signs which Determine the Weather (continued)

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    When the cats sits with her back to the fire, it is the sign of rain.
    The smoke blowing low from the chimney is the sign of rain.
    The dust blowing high from the road indicates rain.
    When there is a rainbow in the sky, it is the sign of rain.
    A round ring around the moon, is the sigh of rain.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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