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1. Signs of the Weather as Observed in the Sky, Sun, Moon, Stars, Clouds and Rainbow

   

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   1) Signs of the Weather as Observed in the Sky, Sun, Moon, Stars, Clouds and Rainbow. When the clouds look black. When the sun looks pael before it sets. When there is a halo around the moon. When numerous stars fill the sky. When a rainbow is seen. All those are the sign of rain. 2) The Wind at Certain Points. When the wind comes from the north it bring snow and frost. Westerly and also southerly winds bring gales and rain.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Breheny

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Rushestown, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Martin Breheny

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rushestown, Co. Galway

2. Signs of the Weather as Observed in the Sky, Sun, Moon, Stars, Clouds and Rainbow

   

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   1/ When the swallows fly high it is the sign of fine weather and when they fly low bad weather is surely approaching.
   When Sea gulls assemble on the land stormy and rainy weather is coming.
   2/ When the cat scrapes timber when the dog eats grass is the sign of stormy weather. When the donkey turns his back to the rain it is the sign of wet weather.

   

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