School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)
- Location:
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 235
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- (continued from previous page)it is the sign of a change in the weather and the farther away the ring the nearer the change, and also another sign of a change in the weather is if your corns pain you it is going to rain. If the stars are steady in the sky it is the sign of frost.
- When the sun goes down red
it is a sign of rain.
If there is a ring around the
moon it is another sign of rain.
When the sky is full of stars and
twinkling it is also a sign of rain.
When there is a rainbow in
the morning it is a sign of showers.
If the wind goes down to the
south it is another sign of rain.
When the birds are in the bottom
of the trees it is a sign of bad weather.
If the cattle go for shelter it is(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Parker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Martingale, Co. Wexford
