School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 174
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- 1. Yellow or copper sky at sunset, denotes rain.
2. Red sky at sunset, denotes heat.
3. When the halo appears round the moon, rain is said to be coming.
4. People believe that when rooks caw loudly, rain will soon begin to fall.
5. A fairly certain sign is that a very black sky tells that thunder will be heard soon.
6. Distant hills looking nigh, denotes rain.
7. People in some parts of Eire think that when a lot of midges are around in the evening, heat or rain is coming.
- Collector
- Tim Joseph Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
