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   Signs of Rain:
   When a cat washes behind her ears,
   When swallows fly low.
   When a circle is seen around the moon.
   When birds make a lot of noise going to roost.
   When a cat turns her back to the fire.
   When dogs are sleepy.
   When spiders come out of their webs.
   Signs of Storm:
   When a cat scratches the furniture.
   When sheep in a sheltered corner of a field.
   When clouds move quickly across the sky.
   Signs of Fine Weather:
   When a fog rises on the river.
   When the dew makes webs on grass and bushes.
   When bats fly around.
   When the swallows fly high.
   When there is a red sky at night.
   When smoke rises straight from a chimney.
   Signs of Frost:
   When the stars shine and twinkle brightly.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Kenny

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ferbane, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Mrs Kenny

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ferbane, Co. Offaly