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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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    27th October '38
    Weather Lore
    A rainbow in the night is a shepherd's delight, a rainbow in the morning is a sailors warning.
    If the smoke of the chimney is going up straight it is a sign of fine weather, and if the smoke is blowing down it is a sign of rain.
    If the goat runs home it is a sign
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary