School: Ceann Mhálainne
- Location:
- Ardmalin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 344
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- Sky
1. A red sky in the morning is a sign of bad weather.
2. A red sky at night is a sign of good weather.
3. When the lighthouse is flashing high in the sky it is a sign of bad weather.
4. When the lighthouse is flashing medium it is a sign of good weather.
5. A pale sky at the setting of the sun is a sign of bad weather.
Moon
1. A far off ring in the moon is a near hand storm and a near hand ring is a far off storm and what ever side the ring is broke till that is the art the storm will come from.
2. When the moon glances on the roads it is a sign of rain.
3. When the moon is racing through the clouds in the sky. In whatever direction she is racing that is the direction the storm will come from.
4. A new moon in her first quarter and lying on her back is a sign of dry weather.
5. A new moon in her first quarter and standing straight is a sign of rain.
Stars(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Agnes Bonner
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardmalin, Co. Donegal
