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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0049

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    When hens pick at their feathers its the sign of rain.
    When ducks quackels loud its the sign of rain.
    Told by,
    Paul Costello,
    Harbour St,
    Ballinasloe,
    18/11/'37
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  2. Weather-Lore

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    Weather Lore
    When a cat sits with her back to the fire its the sign of bad weather.
    When wild geese are flying it is the sign of cold weather.
    When the seagulls stand in a cluster it is the sign of rain.
    When a rainbow forms in the sky it is the sign of good weather.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Robert Cummins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinasloe, Co. Galway