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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
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An tSr. Proinnsias
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 004

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    1. The water gets a dark colour.
    2. Big copper-coloured clouds appear in the sky.
    The following signs are for frost:-
    1. Cold calm nights.
    2. Wild ducks and wild geese flying to the south
    3. The curlews flying to the east.
    The following signs are for storm.
    1. The tide gets wild and rough.
    2. Small white clouds go scudding across the sky
    The following signs are for fine weather.
    1. The fog rising from the mountains.
    2. The birds and insects flying high.
    3. Fog in the lowlands.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Nich Mháthghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Listellick South, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Dómhnaill Mach Mháthghamhna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listellick South, Co. Kerry