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    Weather Lore
    1. When the soot falls down the chimney it is a sign of rain.
    2. When the cat tears the brush it is a sign of rain.
    3. When the wild geese fly over from Scotland to the Bog of Allen it is a sign of storm.
    4. When a cricket begins to sing in an old house it is sign of rain.
    5. If there is a robin inside a bush and it does not sing it is a sign of rain.
    Ernest Eccleston,
    Portaliffe,
    Killeshandra.
    Material from James Sweeney,
    Portaliffe,
    Killeshandra.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ernest Eccleston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portaliff or Townparks, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    James Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portaliff or Townparks, Co. Cavan