School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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- "The following are signs which foretel bad weather"
1. It is a sign of rain when the sun sets pale in the evening.
2. A mackerel sky is a sure sign of bad weather.
3. A rainbow in the morning is the sign of rain. An old saying is:-
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning.
A rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight.
4. If there is a piece of a rainbow called the "Madra Gaoithe" near another rainbow it is the sign of bad stormy weather.
5. When there is a halo around the moon it is a sign of rain
6. The south wind and the south-west wind bring soft wet weathers.
7. When the dog rolls itself on the grass and eats it it is a sign of rain.
8. If the cat sits with his back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jeremiah Lehane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashduff, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Lehane
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashduff, Co. Cork