School: Kilsarcon (C.) (roll number 14798)
- Location:
- Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Caitrín Ní Dhálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 351
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- The rainbow in the morning
is the shepherd's warning
The rainbow at night is the shepherds delight.
Evening red, and morning grey, sets the traveller on his way
Evening grey, and morning red brings down rain upon his head.Bad Weather
A halo round the moon
The wind from the South
The wind from the East neither good for man or beast
The moon and the weather may change together
A change in the moon is a chaing in the weather.
The wind from the West
The cat washes his face
The sheep and the goat come down the mountain, at the approach of rain
When the cows start gadding in fine(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Shelia Mac Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ranaleen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Cornelius Mac Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ranaleen, Co. Kerry
