School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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- Here are some signs and sayings about the weather.
The sky. A coppery cast at sunrise except in easterly wind is a sure sign of a bad day. A red sunset is a sign that the next day will be fine. The redder the sunset the better.
A clear westward is a good sign. A haze far out in the water on a summer's morning that does not come ashore is a sign of very fine warm weather.
A cock's eye on the moon is a bad sign and the larger the circle round the moon the nearer the gale.
When the mackrel sky is in the south the rain is near. Wind- dogs especially in the morning are followed by broken weather. Northern lights are a sign of hard weather. A green sky(continues on next page)
