School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0334
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- The sky to be yellow and the sun to be dazzling at sunset is the sign of rain.
A rainbow at night
Is a Shepherds delight.
A rainbow in the morning
Is a shepherds warning
When the seagulls are seen hovering overhead is a sign that there is a storm at sea.
A rainbow is the sign of rain
When the sky is dark and cloudy it is the sign of rain. When the sky is clear and bright it is a sign of good weather. To see floods abait quickly is a sign of rain. To see a number of while clouds in the sky is s sign of bad weather.
- Collector
- Cathleen Donnellan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Donlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Galway
