School: Gleann Locha (roll number 10100)
- Location:
- Glanlough Upper, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Palmer
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- (continued from previous page)are shining we are near rain. When the wind blows the dust off the road when the mountains look near and the sea is sounding at night it [?] is called the "Draw" if foretells rain. When the ants are flying about in the evening when soot is falling of the chimney in abundance, we will have rain.
- When bad weather is approaching the sky is full of clouds, the sun is [?] in them, there is a halo around the moon and the stars look dim, the clouds look heavy and when we see large rainbows in the sky we are sure to have bad weather, [?] when we see small rainbows close to the ground we know that showery weather is coming. The wind from the south must bring rain, the wind from the north brings showery weather, and the east winds bring frost. When you see the dust of the dust of the road(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr J. Sheehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glanlough Upper, Co. Kerry
