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   When the cat sharpens her claws - sign of rain.
   When frogs spawn in shallow water - sign of a wet summer.

   Birds - When the crows sleep on the ditches - sign of rain.
   When seagulls fly low inland - sign of rain.
   An owl to be seen in day-light - sign of good weather.
   When the cuckoo and corncrake sing often together - sign of warm summer.
   When sparrows build early - sign of plentiful harvest.
   When willy-wag-tails come to the ground for food - sign of rain.
   When bats fly around at night - sign of a warm summer.
   When midges are flying around and biting - sign of rain.
   When swallows swoop low - sign of rain.
   When larks sing high - sign of good-weather

   Other Signs - When the soot is soft - sign of rain
   When crickets fly about - sign of rain

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rosaleen Johnston

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Informant

   Mary Callaghan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   79

   Address

   Drumliff, Co. Cavan