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Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 365

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    it, bad weather is indicated, rain is indicated, if the stars fall, or if the clouds are black.
    When the wind comes from Kildalkey (South) it brings most rain to our district.
    When swallows fly high fine weather is indicated, also when seargulls fly inland, wet and stormy weather is on the way.
    When dogs eat grass, rain is indicated, when the cat sits with her back to the fire it is the sign of a coming storm.
    Wild Geese flying south indicates wet and stormy weather.
    Cickets singing, dust blowing on the roadway, spiders creeping from their web, smoke puffing from the chimney, plentiness of snails and midges flying in groups, all indicates rain.
    Smoke going up straight from a chimney indicates fine weather.
    Maggie Tuite
    Told by:- James Tuite, Otterstown, Athboy, Co. Meath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Tuite
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Otterstown, Co. Meath