School: Fahan (roll number 14479)
- Location:
- Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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- We can learn how to tell what sort of weather is coming if we study the sky and the wind, and even the animals.
There are many old sayings which help us. Most of the weather signs are observed in the sky. People say that when the clouds are red after the sun has set there will be frost in winter and fine weather in summer. When the sun sets brightly in rainy weather we may expect more rain. When the sun rises red that is a sign of bad weather.
The moon foretells weather too. A far(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Howard Nichol
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na hAbhna , Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr G. Gillighan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rúscaigh, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr James Ferguson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Craigtown, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr John Ferguson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Dhún na nGall
