School: Urcher
- Location:
- Urcher, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Martha Allister
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 086
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- A red sky around the rising sun denotes a wet day.
A fiery sunset denotes stormy weather.
A halo around the moon denotes rain, and the number of stars inside the halo denotes the number of days before the rain comes.
A rainbow in the morning is the sailor's warning, a rainbow at night is the sailors delight.
The south wind brings most rain to this district.
Sea birds flying inland denotes storm.
Crows sitting in a flock close together in a field denotes rain.
Curlews whistling after dark denotes(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Moorehead
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tirardan, Co. Monaghan
