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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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  1. Signs of the Weather from the Sky

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    Signs of the weather from the sky.
    1. A ring around the moon is the sign of rain.
    2. To see a red colour around the sun in the evening is the sign of fine weather.
    3. A rainbow in the sky in the morning is the sign of a storm.
    4. To see white fleecy clouds in the sky is the sign of snow.
    5. Black clouds in the sky is the sign of rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Dowde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway