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   3. The curlew when constantly whistling indicates rain.
   4. Another indication of rain is, when the fowl in the farm-yeard begin picking themselves.
   5. When the wild-geese fly in the formm of the letter 'w' it is a sign of wet weather.
   When the swallows fly low it is another sign of rain.

   

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2. Signs of Rain

   

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   I got some signs of rain from my father. Here are some of them:- When the crows fly off early in the morning. When fishing with worms and there is a good "take" on. When swallow fly low. When the sun comes out early in the morning. When the curlews cry in the night and when there is a circle arownd the moon and an old saying is, "the farther the circle the nearer the storm" When there is a rain-bow in the morning.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Boystown or Baltyboys Upper, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Jack Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   42

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Boystown or Baltyboys Upper, Co. Wicklow