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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 14

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    (continued from previous page)
    sign of fine weather.
    Mr Killeen,
    30 Main St
    Howth
    and
    Mr Redmond
    37 Main St
    Howth.
    If the smoke from the chimneys blows to the sea it is the sign of wind.
    When rain is coming to Howth we can tell it by the soot falling down the chimneys.
    If the sea gets a greyish colour, it is a sign of bad weather.
    Mr John McCann,
    Church St,
    Howth
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr T. Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin