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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0257

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  1. Signs of the Weather (continued)

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    Signs of snow:
    Wind from the north
    The wind is very cold.
    When the clouds are dark and amber colour
    All people are very dull.
    The animals get hungry.
    Signs of a storm:
    When there is a star near the moon.
    When a cat scrapes a tree.
    When clouds are scattered.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Justina Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcrin, Co. Galway