School: Altóir, Tuar Mór, An Sciobairín (roll number 12071)
- Location:
- Altar, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Henry Evanson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0287, Page 268
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- (continued from previous page)and if there is a rainbow in the evening it is a sign that the showers are gone.
If there is a rainbow in the night (which is very rarely) it is a sign that fine weather is coming.
There is an old saying about the rainbow, which is as follows :-
"A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning.
A rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight."
The appearance of the sea also indicates with some degree of accuracy the kind of weather to be expected, and fishermen whose lives are very often at stake owing to wind and storm at sea are naturally interested in this branch of lore.
When the sea is very rough it is a sign of bad weather. When it is very calm, it is a sign of fine weather. there is a sunken rock in the centre of Dunmanus Bay called "Tighe O'Cahal". When the weather is about to break, even on a calm fine day, three great high waves in succession break on the rock and throw up masses of white(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Violet A. Hunt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissacaha (North), Co. Cork
