School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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- (continued from previous page)clouded.
3 Heavy low clouds denote rain.
4 Darkness over the sea warns of approaching rain.
5 East wind is mildness
6 North wind is storm.
7 South wind is rain
8 It is a sign of frost when the sky is red
9 When the sky is pink it is a sign of rain.
10 When the cat washes its face and puts its paw over its ears it is a sin that rivers will overflow their banks.
11 Very cold blowy weather is a sign of snow.
- 1 When the moon is surrounded by a near hand ring it foretells a far off storm.
2 When the sun sets gloomy and dark it is the sign of rain.
3 It is a sign of a lovely warm day if the sun is seen rising red early in the morning.
4 If the stars are seen sparkling in the sky on a winter's night it tell us that a storm is approaching.
5 When the clouds are black and dark and moving about in the sky it is a sign of stormy weather.
6 When the rainbow is visible on a Saturday(continues on next page) - Collector
- Sara Mc Elhinney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisnanees Lower, Co. Donegal
