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School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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  1. The Signs of the Weather (continued)

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    it is also a sign of rain. It is a bad sign when eagles fly around or when they perch on a field.
    If the third day after the moon is fine, we will have fine weather.
    While there is any bit of snow visible on the hills, it is a sign of rain.
    It is a bad sign of the weather when the rainbow is in the sky. But, when there is only half a rainbow in it, it is a sign of good weather
    It is also a bad sign of the weather when the crows are picking the sward after the mowing-machine.
    It is a good sign of the weather in the harvest-time to hear the rattle of the waters and the spring rising.
    Also, bright and stormy nights indicate frost
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Denis Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry