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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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    train or any vehicle is heard a far distance it is the sign of frost.
    A rainbow at morning is the shepherd's warning. And a rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight. When the wind changes during a spell of fine weather it is the sign of rain.
    The west wind brings the most rain and when the wind blows from the north it brings snow and dry weather.
    When the sheep flock together and turn their faces southward it is the sign of bad weather and when the swallows or crows fly low or perch on the fields that is the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mary Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry