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    When the wind follows the course of the sun it is the sign of good weather.
    When the north wind blows, we shall have snow.
    Many old sailors say that there are small pieces seen in the sky, and they are just the same colours as the rainbow only smaller, they are called "galshes" and they denote squally and showery weather and nearly always the wind will come from where the spots appear in the sky.
    Mr Michael Doyle,
    3 Balscadden Rd,
    Howth.
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    If there is a bit of a rainbow like the shape of a dog in the evening, it is the sign of rain. When there is a heavy dew in winter it is a sign of frost.
    When the stars are bright it is the sign of frost.
    A heavy dew in summer is the
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    Language
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    Informant
    Mr Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin