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School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)

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Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Meachair
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    Signs of a gale.
    1. To see the crows flying in flocks and cawing loudly.
    2. To see waves on the river on a calm day.
    Signs of fine weather.
    1. To see a red sky in the west in the evening.
    2. To see the tide going out along or what the fishermen call " a big drain in the river."
    3. When the wind follows the sun round the sky.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny