School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)
- Location:
- Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: P. Fitzgerald
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- 107Weather LorePeople who live in the country are often able to tell the kind of weather which will come. They get their information chiefly from the sky and the winds and the animals and birds. When the sky is dark it is a sign of rain. When there is a circle around the moon it is the sign of bad weather.
A rainbow in the evening is a sign of fine weather.
The north wind in winter is a sign of snow. When birds are flying low it is a sign(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Owen Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
