School: Gleann Fleisge
- Location:
- Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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- When we are going to have a change in the weather the sky changes. If we are going to have bad weather the sky darkens and clouds come to it. If we are going to have find weather the sky brightens and the clouds leave it. The sky turns very white if we are going to have rain. It turns red if we are going to have fine weather or frost. If we have a bad day and if the sun shines very warm after a shower it is a sign that we are going to have another shower.
If there is a rainbow around the moon it is a sign that we will have a big flood. When the wind blows from the we will have cold dry weather. There is a rime about the north wind.
When the north winds blow we will surely have snow And what will poor robin do thenWhen the wind blows from the south we will get rain. When the wind blow from the east we will have fine weather. We will have rain and bad weather when the wind blows from the west.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Denis Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Kerry
