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School: Killoughter

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Killoughter, Co. Wicklow
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Máire Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 052

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    Weather Lore
    3rd November 1937
    A goat is the surest animal to follow for storm signs. When she is seen uneasy and is in search of shelter it is a sure sign of a violent thunder storm. Sheep at rest on the top of a mound is a good sign of a fine night. Sheep at rest in the shelter of a ditch on wood is a sign of a heavy rain storm or snow. The swallows fly low when it is near rain. The (roof) rock weeps before rain. The curlew cries and is an uneasy bird when it is near rain. A red sky
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronykeery, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    James Crean
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Cronykeery, Co. Wicklow