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1. Weather-Lore

   

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   (1) When the sheep stay (stay) lying down for a long time in the morning it is a sign of fine weather. (2) When there is a strong wind coming the sheep all graze towards the gate of the pasture. (3) When the hills seem far away it is a sign of fine weather. (4) When stars shoot across the sky that is a sign of rain. (5) The South wind brings most rain to my locality. (6) When the red spreads over the sky that is a (storm) sign of a storm (7) When a cat begins to tear at a tree that is a sign of a storm. (8) If there is no sign of the moon or stars that night will be a wet night. (9) When the rainbow is in the sky that is a sign of wind. (10) When the clouds are going fast across the sky that is a sign of rain. (11) People say that when the sky is dull and heavy that there will be snow. (12) When there is a storm all the birds

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Reddy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Milltown, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mrs Ned Reddy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   33

   Address

   Milltown, Co. Kildare