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   "The following are some of the signs that foretell rain"
   If the sun goes down pale it is a sign of rain. If it goes down red and if the red goes down with it, this is also a sign of rain.
   If the moon is surrounded by a circle called a Halo rain generally follows.
   A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning
   And a rainbow in the evening is the shepherd's delight.
   If the clouds are near the earth and coloured black this is also a sign of a shower or of heavy rain.
   When rain is approaching a water fall can be heard very far away. A fog rises out of the river before the rain.
   The hills appear to be very near before the rain.
   There is a hill in this locality called "broc na n-abhann". In English it is improperly called Owen hill. The old people were always afraid of rain when Owen has its cap on. That is when it is covered with a fog. This sign is also observed to day and it is capable of being seen from any part of the surround-

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