School: Coolfore (roll number 10700)
- Location:
- Cúil Fobhair, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: P. Ó Cuanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 236
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- There is a lot of old sayings about the weather and here are some of them. If there is a far away ring around the moon that is a sign that there is a storm near and if there is a ring close to the moon that is a sign that the storm is far away. If the sun rises early in the morning that is a sign of a wet day and if the sun is red in the evening that is a sign of good weather. When a rainbow appears in the morning that is a sign of bad weather but if it appears in the evening it that is a sign of good weather. When the wind blows from the north that is a sign of snow. When the swallows fly low the people say that it is a sure sign of rain. If the seagulls fly inland that is taken as a sign of a coming storm. To see the wild geese flying towards the Bog of Allen is a sign that there is a storm in Scotland. The older people will say that when the wind blows from Coracleck, Kingscourt,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Laurence Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cúil Fobhair, Co. Mhuineacháin
