School: Moyrhee, Ruan
- Location:
- Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Laoise de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)farther it is from the moon the farther the rain is from us. When a new moon comes on a Satuarday the rest of that month is sure to be wet. "Satuarday's moon comes a year too soon", and when the moon is straight in the sky it foretells good weather.
Rainbow: A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning, and a rainbow at night is the shepherds delight."
Birds: Swallows flying low and crows perching on the walls are also signs of rain, and when they are flying high it is a sign of good weather. To hear curlews calling and to see seagulls flying low also foretells rain. Swans going from place to place is a sign of rain.
Animals: When sheep are in a cluster in the fields it is a sign of rain, and when they leave the lowlands and go to the highlands is also a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Considine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
