School: Corbally, Roscrea (roll number 7736)
- Location:
- Corville, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0548, Page 145
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- (continued from previous page)dawn in the east, it is a sign that there shall be rain before the sun sets that evening. When distant hills are looking clear and near, it is a sign of bad weather. It is also a sign of bad waether , when you can hear a bell very clearly. When a dog is eating grass, it is a sign of rain. It is a sign of rain, when you can hear music which is being played far off very clearly. When the sky is red at night, it is a sign of fine, sunny, weather. When there are no clouds to be seen in the sky, it is a sign of a thunder storm. When there are white strokes, or white ?? in the sky, it is a sign of unsettled weather.
When the sky is gloomy, and the weather is very calm and mild, it is a sign of snow. When there are a number of stars to be seen in the sky at night it is a sign of frost. It is said, if there is rain on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brighid Ní Treanfear
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- John Traynor
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
