School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)
- Location:
- Clonroche, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 195
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- From time to time we hear many local beliefs with regard to the weather. I have heard some of them such as, if March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb.If November remains fine it will shorten the Winter. The hard weather never comes until after Christmas. March and April showers bring forth May flowers. February fill dyke be it black or be it white if it be white the better to like.The signs of good weather are, a halo near the moon, a rainbow at night and a red sky at night. The signs of bad weather are, a halo far from the moon, a rainbow in the morning, and a red sky in the morning.The west winds brings fine dry weather. The south(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Anne Rochford
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Philip Rochford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rathturtin, Co. Wexford
