School: Ceann Mhálainne
- Location:
- Ardmalin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 345
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- (continued from previous page)1. When the stars are dancing and falling it is a sign of rain.
2. It is a sign of good weather when the stars appear small.
Sun
1. When there is a ring round the sun in the morning or evening it is a sign of bad weather.
2. When there is a ring round the sun in the middle of the day it is a sign of good weather.
3. When the sun is shinning on the rocks it is a sign of rain.
4. A black stroke across the sun about a yard out of the water is a sign of bad weather.
5. When you see the shape of a dog behind the sun it is a sign of bad weather.
6. When you see the shape of a dog before the sun it is a sign of good weather.
Sea
1. When you sea is calm and blue it is a sign of good weather.
2. When the sand rises from the bottom of the sea to the top it is a sign of bad weather.
3. Too high a tide in good weather is a sign of bad weather.
4. When you see a barnacle goose coming into a small harbour it is a sure sign of a month's(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Agnes Bonner
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardmalin, Co. Donegal
