School: Lattoon
- Location:
- An Leatóin, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: P. Ó Hiorraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1002, Page 008
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- When the sky is red in the west in the evening it is the sign of good weather. When there is a heavy grey sky it is the sign of a heavy fall of snow. When you see streamers from the sun it is the sign of rain. If you see the moon on its back it is the sign of frost and if there is a ring round the moon it indicates storm. Red clouds is the sign of wind and black clouds on a summer's day is the sign of thunder. A rainbow is the sign of unsettled weather. The north wind is supposed to bring snow and the south wind rain. The east wind indicates hard dry weather and the west wind usually is the sign of rain also. The south westerly winds bring the most rain to this district.
When the swallows are flying(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Margaret Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismeen, Co. an Chabháin
