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   and feather few. 1 handful Celery, 1 handful Brownswort, 1 sprig robin run the hedge, and 1 sprig feather few. Boil together strain and mix.

   

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2. Local Weather Signs

   

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   There are many signs which are said to fortell good or bad weather. Some of the few we know best are:- A red sunset denotes a fine day. A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning, a rainbow at night is the shepherds delight. This is said because a rainbow in the morning is the sign of wet or windy weather, and a rainbow at night is the sign of good weather. A circle around the moon is said to denote a storm. They say the nearer the circle the further away the storm.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   J. Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Tom Sweetman

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lusk, Co. Dublin