School: Oylegate (roll number 5918)
- Location:
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Braoin
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- (continued from previous page)When the hills are clear and blue it is a sign of fine weather.
The day before it snows is very cold and bright.
When a ring is around the moon it is a sign of rain. - Yellow sunrise is a sign of rain.
Red sunset is a sign of frost
A circle around the moon is a sign of rain.
When a star falls it is a sign of frost
When the clouds cover the hilltops it is the sign of rain
When the clouds move quickly over the stars it is the sign of a storm
The rainbow in the morning is a sign of rain.
The rainbow in the evening is a sign of weather
When the wind blows from the south(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nan Gahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Gahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oilgate, Co. Wexford