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   When the peacocks cry and ducks quack loudly, rain is at hand.
   When seagulls fly inland it is a sign of stormy weather.
   If swallows fly low it is a sign of rain, but when they fly high it is a sign of clear weather.
   When the distant hills look nigh or the dust flies on the roadside, bad weather is coming. When the smoke rises straight from the chimney it is a good sign but when it is wafted about it is a sign of rain.

   

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2. Weather-Lore

   

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   3. If we see heavy dark clouds in the west we can expect rain. When stars shine brightly it is a sign of frost, and when the moon is encircled by a halo it indicates rain. When the sun rises red it is a sign of

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Shannon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Address

   Glounthaune, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Shannon

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Address

   Glounthaune, Co. Cork