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1. Composition - Weather-Lore - Sky (continued)

   

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   sign of good weather. If the sun is an orange colour in the evening it is the sign of rain. A bright red sunset on a winters evening is the sign of frost.
   A ring around the moon is a sign of wet weather. A bright starry night is a sign of frost that night. Heavy grey and black clouds are a sign of rain. It is an old belief that a rainbow is the sign of showery weather and it is believed that a rainbow in the morning is a s sailor's warning. A rainbow in the evening is a sailor's delight.

   

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2. Composition - Weather-Lore - Fire

   

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   If the smoke from the chimney goes up straight it is a sign of good weather. When the smoke blows down the chimney it's the sign of rain. When the soot falls down the chimney it's a sign of wet weather.
   If the fire burns bright it is said that there will be frost. A blue blaze in the fire is a sign of stormy weather.

   

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dorcas Cox

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corlurgan, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mr Hugh Cox

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corlurgan, Co. Cavan