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School: Tiobraid Árann, Cl. na Trócaire (roll number 9432)

Location:
Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Síle Ní Ghiollagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0578, Page 288

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    direction from which the wind blows it is the sign of a shower. It is also a bad sign to see clouds descending on the mountains.
    A rainbow is another sure sign of rain. The south-west wind brings the most rain.
    Some birds know instinctively when rain is approaching, such as - swallows, curlews and wild geese.
    The swallows fly low when we are going to get a downpour, and also the plaintive not of the curlew can be heard warning us that there is bad weather ahead.
    If the wild geese go over Limerick to Lough Gur it means that the weather will be fine, but if they go
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marie Ryder
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murgasty, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Price
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murgasty, Co. Tipperary