School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 098
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- Weather - lore
Signs of rain.
Usually when rain is coming the distant hills look near and clear. The sun goes pale to red. The clouds darken and look very uncertain and rainbows appear in the sky.
The wind blows from the south. The soot falls down. The spiders creep from their web. The walls get damp and the doors creak. when moved.
Signs of frost.
The sun gets very red and the wind blows from the north. At night stars are to be seen in countless numbers and they are continually shooting from place to place in the sky. The noise and whistling of the train is to be heard miles off.(continues on next page)
