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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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  1. Signs of the Weather from the Smoke, Fire and Soot

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    Signs of the weather from the smoke, fire and soot.
    1. If the smoke goes up straight out of the chimney that is a sign of rain.
    2. To see blue flames lighting in the fire is also a sign of rain.
    3. To see black cinders in the fire is a sign of snow.
    4. To see the soot falling down the chimney is a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Costelloe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Costelloe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Fearagha, Co. Galway