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School: Corravacan

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Corravacan, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 061

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  1. Weather-Signs (continued)

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    Signs of Wind:-
    Geese & ducks flying.
    Cat scratching the bark of a tree.
    Crows flying oddly - going very high & seeming to fall again.
    Peafowl running wildly around.
    signs of Storm:
    Circle round the moon. (rain)
    Dark clouds in the sky (rain)
    A blue blaze on the fire (stormy weather)
    Blackbirds coming close to the house (snow)
    Soot left on crook (rain)
    Streamers from the sun (rain)
    Distant hills looking near (rain)
    Clegs biting sharply (rain)
    A sloe year's a woe year.
    Red sky in the morning (rain)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Níc Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnaveane, Co. Monaghan