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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 267

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    Signs of Bad weather
    If the cat turns her back to the fire.
    If the cat when washing her face washes over her ears
    When the kettle turns her stroop to the backstone.
    When the duck looks towards the sky. (thunder)
    When the seagulls flock to land
    When the long-legged-heron flies up the river
    When the birds flock together and fly very low
    When the sun sets without a red sky
    When the hills are very clear.
    When the goose flaps her wings (high wind)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
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    English
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    Anna Deeny
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