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Ar an leathanach seo

1. Weather-Lore (ar lean)

   

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   the movement of certain birds and animals. If swallows were flying low or if crows were perched on sides of cocks of hay or if flocks of crows were flying low in the evenings, or if crows perched on the boughs of the trees when they came out of their nests in the mornings, or if seagulls were flying inland and calling loudly, or if crows or other birds were seen picking their feathers, or if flocks of sheep went by ditches or if sheep or goats came down from the hills to the valleys or if goats were lying on a dusty part of the road or if dogs were seen eating grass or if cats were tearing posts or if cats were lying with their backs to the fire or if a dog that was in the habit of going out at night was anxious to stay inside, or if ducks were quacking loudly or if a flock of geese flew against the wind after being left out in the morning or if cattle were running it was a sign of rain.
   I was also told by the same old person that long ago the people could tell the weather by seeing certain insects. If a number of ants were seen on the road or if a number of worms came out on the road after a shower of rain or if a number of snails were seen on the side of the road in the morning or if black frogs were seen it was a sign of rain. They had also other natural signs of bad weather such as distant hills looking near
   walls weeping, floors weeping, salt getting damp, glasses of pictures weeping, dry bacon dropping, soot falling, grass without dew on a Summer's morning, wet roads dry quickly, wind blowing dust off road, rain-drops staying on the window-panes, swollen rivers going down quickly
   An old woman told me that if haws are

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