School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)
- Location:
- Thurles, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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- (continued from previous page)weather as "a fine day" "wet day" or "very frosty" "very cold," and several other comments.
They believe int he old superstitions and the result is that they are real weather experts and can easily forecast the weather without a barometer. One of those is a pale ring around the moon which signifies rain. If myriads of stars are to b seen on occasional nights throughout the year. A cloudy anticipates rain whereas on the other hand a red sky when the sun is going down indicated fine weather. The wind also forecasts the weather according to the way it blows(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora O' Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mary Morris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary