School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)

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   Weather Lore Some people in the country are good judges of the weather. They use the sun, the moon, the clouds, the sky, the birds, the stars, the wind and the animals to guide them. In the winter when the sky is very red at sunset it is a sign of frost and in summer it is a sign of a fine warm day, the day after. When the clouds are going against the wind it is a sign of very bad weather. When the stars in the sky it is a sign of frost. The south west wind brings most rain to the district. When the birds are flying high it is a sign of fine weather and when they are flying low it is a sign of bad weather.

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Callanan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Regaile, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Corneilus Callanan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Regaile, Co. Tipperary

2. Weather-Lore

   

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   Weather Lore
   People sometimes in the country are very good judges of the weather. They are able to foretell the weather by all the signs. When the sun appears early in the morning it is a sign of a bad day. When the sun is red in the evening it is a sign of fine weather the following day. People get up early Easter Sunday morning to see the sun dancing. When the moon is turned on its back it is the

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