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School: Templeorum, Piltown (roll number 6289)

Location:
Templeorum, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Hickey
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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    night it is a sign of good weather.
    "Rainbow in the morning is a sailors warning Rainbow in the night is a shepherds delight."
    When a pinkish flame comes on the fire it is a sign of rain
    When the swallows fly low it denotes rain when they fly high it denotes good weather.
    When the Curlew screams it foretells bad weather.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Culleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    William Culleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny