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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 124

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    The following signs come before storm or wind:-
    The sky red to the east early in the morning;
    Blue colour in the ashes;
    Donley or horse with its back to a hedge;
    A cat sitting with its back to the fire;
    A ring around the moon or sun;
    Seabirds screaming over the land;
    A lot of crows on the land or diving in the air;
    A cat scraping wood with its claws.
    Frost:-
    Glittering stars with wind from the east.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo
    Collector
    Mollie Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr James Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo