School: Castledermot (C.) (roll number 14201)
- Location:
- Castledermot, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Mrs Elizabeth Aylmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 071
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- The weather and its lore is the theme of astrologers and many writers.
The sun, moon, stars, and clouds, every hour, day, week, year, and even century go through many and various processes that is the reason for the variation in each climate.
Whatever the process may be it may cause fine weather, hail, rain or snow.
from these people centuries ago formed beliefs with regards to certain occurances, many beliefs have been handed down through the generations such as "The wind that comes from the East is neither good for man or beast".
"The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow."
"A rainbow at night,
Is the Sailors delight;
A Rainbow at morning,
Is the Sailors warning."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máiréad Ní Mhurcadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castledermot, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Micheal O Murcadha
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castledermot, Co. Kildare
