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School: Kentstown (roll number 1599)

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Kentstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Lúasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 376

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    1. “Fog on the hill - rain for the mill
    Fog on the hallow - fine day to-
    morrow.”
    2. “A rainbow at night is the shepherd’s
    delight
    A rainbow in the morning is the
    shepherd’s warning.”
    3. “Long fortold - long last
    Short notice - soon past.”
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  2. Weather-Lore

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    When a halo or circle appears around the moon a storm may be expected. It is easy to know when the storm will commence. If the circle is near the moon, The is still far away. “The father the circle the nearer the storm “ is the judgment given by the older inhabitants of this locality. It is a sign of rain to see the stars falling or to see the sky speckled with little black and white clouds. It is said
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nuala Kinsella
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Veldonstown, Co. Meath