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School: Laragh

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Laragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Riain
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    sign of good weather.
    Stars. When the stars slide it is a sign of rain. When they sparkle frost may be expected. A great number of stars in the sky on a winter's night betokens rain.
    Clouds. A mist on the mountain - top is a sign of rain.
    Black clouds are a sign of snow.
    Insects. Insects in clusters near the ground is a sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Muff, Co. Cavan