School: Cavangarden (roll number 16511)
- Location:
- Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rebecca C. R. Mitchell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 44
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - “When the north wind doth blow we soon should have snow.”
“When the wind is in the west, then it is far the best.”
“When the wind is in the east, then it’s neither good for man nor beast.”
“When the wind is in the south, it blows bait in the fishes’ mouth.” - A red sky at night is the shepherd’s delight,
A red sky in the morning is the shepherd’s warning.”It is believed that the south wind brings most rain to this district.When a small ring is seen round the moon at night it is the sign of a far away storm and when a large ring is seen it is the sign of a storm near at hand.(continues on next page)
