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   when it is going to rain.
   The sky is blue and the fire is very dull.

   

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2. Local Weather Signs

   

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   1. The sign of rain when the hens are picking themselves. 2. The sign of warm weather when the swallows are high in the sky. 3. If the foxes bark much in October they are calling up a great fall of snow. 4. When the floor is dusty it is the sign of good weather. 5. When leaves are flying about the road

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Morton

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derryvony, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs Matty Rudden

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derryvony, Co. Cavan