School: Cavangarden (roll number 16511)
- Location:
- Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rebecca C. R. Mitchell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 44
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- (continued from previous page)the evening and when the birds fly high are good signs.
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- Collector
- Florence Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
- A red sky at night is the shepherd’s delight,
A red sky in the morning is the shepherd’s warning.”It is believed that the south wind brings most rain to this district.When a small ring is seen round the moon at night it is the sign of a far away storm and when a large ring is seen it is the sign of a storm near at hand.(continues on next page)
