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1. Weather-Lore (continued)

   

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   The South wind brings rain, mostly to our district. A rainbow is also a sign of rain, but a rainbow in the morning is worse than a rainbow in the evening. "A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning and a rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight". When the sky is heavily hung with black clouds it is a sign of approaching rain. At night, when you see large white clouds called wool packs travelling swiftly by the moon, it is a sign of rain. When the cricket sings sharply in the hob - when the ducks quack loud - when the swallows fly low - when the robin sings at the buit of the bush instead of at the top - when the flags and walls sweat - when the soot falls down the chimney - when the midgets bite badly - when the frog changes his colour from a golden hue to a dark russet - when the clocks creep out in large numbers on the kitchen floor at night - when the cat sits by the fire and washes her face

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Peter Higgins

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   69

   Address

   Abbeylara, Co. Longford