School: Ballyporeen (roll number 15134)
- Location:
- Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: L. Ó Conchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 310
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- (continued from previous page)The clouds are very dark it is a great sign of rain. A rainbow in night is the shepherd's delight a rainbow in morning is the shepherd's warning. It is also said that a rainbow in the sun shining through the clouds of rain as a warning from God that the world will never gain be deluged. The south west wind is a sign of rain. When the moon shines every bright of a night and there to be no moon the night after it is the sign of a coming storm.
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- Collector
- Thomas Russell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
- When there is a big ring around the moon this is a bad sign of the weather. When the sun goes down red it is a good sign of the weather. When the clouds are dark and heavy it is the sign of(continues on next page)
