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School: Glendalough

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Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 382

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    The wind from the south and west are mild coming off the atlantic ocean, and the wind from the north and east coming off the arctic regions bring snow and frost. The birds fly in around the houses when it is going to snow and the clouds roll across the sky like fleeces of woll when it is also going to snow.
    The cat sits with her back to the fire when it is going to rain. When we see a rainbow in the morning it is the sign of a storm, when we see a rainbow in the evening it is the sign of fine
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighréad Ní Bhroin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trooperstown Hill, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Trooperstown Hill, Co. Wicklow