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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 056

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    Some-times people are able to give a forecast of the weather by different signs. Some-times they judge by the direction of the wind and by a circle around the moon. When the circle around the moon is near the storm is far off. When far away from the moon a storm is near. When the winds blow from the north or north-east we have very cold weather. When the wind blows from the south we have very wet weather, and when the wind blows from
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Keadeen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Joseph Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 49
    Address
    Keadeen, Co. Wicklow