School: Springtown, Granard (roll number 8470)
- Location:
- Springtown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Dhála
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0538
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Weather Lore My father believes more in the signs of the heavens and the ways of the animals on the farm than he believes in radios or weather guides.
A circle around the moon is a sign of a storm. The further away the circle is from the moon the nearer is the storm and when the circle is near to the moon the further away is the storm.
Before a storm the animals feed along a big hedge. My father said that the signs in the sky last week was a sign of storm and and there was a storm of sleet and rain after that.
An eclipse on the moon is a sign of good weather.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frank Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creevy, Co. Longford
