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School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)

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Quay Street, Co. Sligo
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An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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    Besides the barometer for weather forecasts we have a lot of other ways for foretelling the weather in Sligo.
    When sea-gulls fly inland it is a bad sign and vice versa.
    Animals also indicate the weather. When the cat turns his back to the fire or eats grass it is a bad sign.
    The north-westerly wind brings rain to Sligo. When the north-western part of the sky is bright it is said that good weather is coming and vice versa.
    A blue flame comes in the fire before bad weather; and the spider creeps out of his web before rain.
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    Around Sligo people say that there is sure to be rain if they see Knocknarea and Benbulben covered by a white mist, or if the Ox mts. between Collooney and Ballisodare seem far away.
    Other signs of bad weather are to see a cat wash its face, or a dog thirsty or a person kills a spider. Also if the day is stormy and becomes calm suddenly, if the crow flies low; if cows stay at the bottom of a hill.
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