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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 366

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  2. Weather-Lore

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    1. When the sky is paved with stars it is a sign for frost.
    2. When sky is red in the west in the evening time it is a sign for fine weather.
    3. When the crows are seen looping it is a sign for a storm.
    4. When the seagulls are seen around here it is a sure sign that there is a storm on the sea.
    5. People say that when there is a circle around the moon it is a sign for rain.
    6. When the Barrow is roaring in the north it is a sign for frost, and when it is roaring in the south it is a sign for rain.
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