School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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  1. Any morning you see a small foggy cloud over Mount Callan that day will be wet.
    When the sun sets red and the wave sounds to the north it is a good sign of the weather.
    If the crane flies inland it is the sign of broken weather.
    When the wild geese fly from the north hard cold weather is sure to follow.
    If the sky is red towards the north it is the sign of a storm.
    When the cricket chirps loudly and the cat curls up by the fire we are going to have a change in the weather for the worse.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Clare