School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Kilconnell, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0215
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)
- XML Page 0215
- XML “Weather-Lore”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- 215
Weather Lore.
Sun
When there are long rays from the sun it is the sign of rain. If the sun goes down red in the evening it is the sign of rain. When the sun is on its back it is the sign of rain. If there is a dark cloud over it when it is setting it is the sign of rain. If there is a bright yellow sunset it is the sign of rain. Moon and Stars
If the moon is on its back its is the sign of rain and if it is on his side it is the sign of good weather. If there are a great many stars in the sky it is the sign of frost.Clouds
If the clouds are moving fast it is the sign of a storm. If the clouds are dark it is the sign of rain. Rainbow
If the rainbow seems to be touching the earth it is the sign of rain. If there is a rainbow on a Saturday(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Coen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Galway
