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   we can be sure to have fine weather.
   If a lot of seagulls are seen in a field together it presages a fierce storm.
   Gathered by :-
   Nellie Cagney,
   Fawnlehane,
   Newcastle West,
   Co Limk.
   Told to her by her mother :-
   Mrs D Cagney (46 yrs),
   Fawnlehane,
   Newcastle West
   Co Limk.
   Mrs Danl Cagney, farmer's daughter & wife, born, reared & married at above address. Told above Nov. '37

   

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2. Weather Forecasts

   

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   If the moon is very red it betokens a very hard frost. On the other hand, if there is a circle around it, it is a token of rain, If the sun gets dull it forecasts very wet weather. If you see the plough in the sky you can be sure that there is frost to come. If the clouds are dark it is a token of rain. When the hills seem to be very near it foretells wet weather. On the other hand if they to be far away we can be sure of fine

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nancy Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cooliska, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mrs Eoghan Mc Carthy

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   78

   Address

   Cooliska, Co. Limerick