School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)
- Location:
- Swords, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 74
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- (continued from previous page)full moon a wide halo is sometimes seen, this sign tells us that rain is not far off.On a sharp cold night we sometimes wonder why the stars shine so brightly, this indicates heavy frost and sometimes snow.If a rainbow appears in the sky after it has been (rainbow) raining we can be sure of dry weather for a day or towWindWhen the wind blows form the North we know we will have snow, and when it blows from the South we may be prepared for heavy rain.
- Collector
- Mary Weston
- Gender
- Female
