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   Weather Lore

   Good Weather:
   Swallows circling high in the air. Crows "diving" overhead. A robin on the top of a bush in the evening. A red sunrise and a wide circle round the moon. Cattle out high on the mountains.

   Dry Weather:
   A hawk "dancing" in the air. A mist going out the mountain. An East wind.

   Wet Weather:
   The road remaining wet. A dog eating grass or snoring while sleeping. The midges biting or flying ants on the road. A mist on a mountain. The soot faling down the chimney. The moon dark with a halo round it. Cobwebs on the rushes or on futze. A smell of honey off the black-sallies.
   Frost and Snow:
   Sheep gathered together in groups at the bottom of a mountain under a bank. A North or North East wind and a grey misty sky. The robin hopping round the door looking for crumbs are signs of snow. A clear sky

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nellie Gallagher

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glenkeel, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Felix Keany

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killea, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Thomas Rooney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killea, Co. Leitrim