School: Johnstown (B.) (roll number 2918)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 009
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- When there are very black clouds in the sky it is the sign of heavy rain. When there is a circle around the moon and the stars are very sharp looking and large streaks from the sun those are signs of rain
The dog sleeps very loudly and the cat washes his face if there is going to be bad weather. When the wind is blowing from the north and it suddenly changes to the south it is a sign of rain. The south wind brings the most to my district. The west wind brings heavy showers to my district also.
We can judge the weather also by insects. We have a little insect which we call the midge. When there is going to be rain this little insect is very angry. It would stick in you, and bite you, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick O' Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
