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School: Machaire

Location:
Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ó Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 068

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    A fog over Corkra bog in the evening is a sign of good weather!
    (Corkra about 1/2 mile from Maghera).
    A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning. A rainbow at night is the shepherds delight.
    If soot falls down the chimney it is a sure sign of rain.
    When snow is melting off after a snow storm, and patches still remain around fences and in hollows, it is said that it is waiting for another snow falls:
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Cavan