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School: Achadh Mhaoláin (roll number 9254)

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Aghawillin, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mrs Prior
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    She washes behind her ears a flood may be expected.
    If she is seen to scrape timber high wind may be expected.
    (c) A dog tumbles, and eats grass before rain.
    (d) A white cow goes out the mountain when there are signs of good weather but remains in shelter beside a fence when a storm is coming.
    (e) When rain is coming the donkey stands in shelter with his back to the wind .
    (f) A frog changes from yellow to a dark - almost a black - colour - before rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Á. Nic an Phrír
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Hugh Prior
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocks, Co. Leitrim