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School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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    1) A red sky in the morning
    Is the shepherd's warning
    A red sky at night
    Is the shepherd's delight.
    2) When the sky is red in the evening it is a sign of frost
    3) "Rain before seven,
    Fine before eleven."
    4) If the sky is red in the morning it is the sign of a bad evening.
    5) Halos around the sun foretell bad weather.
    6) A red sunset is a sign of a fine day following.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Grace Crawford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stirrupstown, Co. Meath