School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_011
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- These are a few local beliefs about the weather.
When the sky is dark and gloomy it is the sign of rain. When it is blue it is the sign of good weather.
When the sun is pale it is the sign of bad weather.
When the moon is circled it is a sign of bad weather.
When the stars are falling it is a sign of rain and when they are glittering it is a sign of frost.
When the clouds are rolling it is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
