Scoil: Kilberry, Athy (uimhir rolla 13165)

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1. Weather-Lore (ar lean)

   

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   (26) Swallows fly near the ground before rain.
   (27) If a cat sits with her back to the fire, this too is a sign of hard cold weather.
   (28) If the birds are heard singing late in the year, in November or December for instance, it is said they are "singing grief to their lodgings"; in other words the weather will become so cold and frosty that many birds will die of cold and hunger.
   (29) The colour of frogs, too, indicates the coming weather. If the frogs are yellow and bright, fine weather will ensue, but if their colour is dark and sombre, wet weather is indicated.
   (30) The pig squeals and runs before the coming storm.
   (31) Hens pick their feathers before the advent of rain.
   (32) If the new moon is seen "on its back", that is like a 'canoe', it is a sure sign of hard weather. If the 'old' moon is seen in the arms'

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