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   on down the road and into the first house he met and fainted. That morning he saw his hair was grey. And from that onwards he never played cards.

   

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   63 on down the road and into the first house he met and fainted. That morning he saw his hair was grey. And from that onwards he never played cards. D.J. Quinn. Collin, Carndonagh. From John Quinn Bad Weather Signs 21-12-1938 "Loud quack the ducks the peacocks cry the distant hills are looking nigh, low is the swallow on the wing. Hark the chairs and table crack, old Bettys joints are on the rack" A faraway ring is the sign of a nearhand storm. If you see seagulls flying on dry land it is the sign of a storm at sea, When the sheep come down from the hill. Falling soot is a bad sign. If the donkey roars in the morning it is the sign of a bad day. A blowdown is a bad sign. When the crane comes down the river with a flood. D.J. Quinn. Collin, Carndonagh. From John Quinn

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   D. J. Quinn

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   John Quinn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Collin, Co. Donegal