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    Weather Lore
    When there are suckers from the sun it is a sure sign of rain. When there is a circle around the moon it is the sign of a storm.
    "The farther the circle the nearer the storm,
    The nearer the circle the farther the storm".
    When the stars clink it is the sign of frost. Heavy black clouds foretell rain. We see clouds flying on the sky on a frosty night.
    "A rainbow in the morning,
    Is the shepherd's warning,
    A rainbow at night
    Is the shepherd's delight".
    A weather gall is the sign of broken weather.
    "Wind from the east
    Is not good for man or beast".
    The west brings rain and the north wind brings snow. The west wind is the best wind.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas H. Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    George Wallace
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62