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School: Baile Lochnáin

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Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 121

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  1. Signs of the Weather

    “There are a lot of weather signs bad and good.”

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    There are a lot of weather signs bad and good. The bad weather signs are as follows:
    When a cat sits with it's back to the fire it is the sign of rain.
    When a dog eats grass or when the hills seem near this is also a sign of rain.
    When the swallows fly low it is also a sign of rain. When the floor is damp. When you kill a spider it will rain.
    When a coloured flame is seen in the fire it is the sign of a storm, or when sea gulls are on land it is the sign of bad weather.
    When old people get pains they say it is the sign of rain.
    When sheep flock together or
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Gealbháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Michael Galvin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Tipperary