School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)
- Location:
- Windfield, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Lócháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0022
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- 1) Signs of the Weather as Observed in the Sky, Sun, Moon, Stars, Clouds and Rainbow.
When the clouds look black. When the sun looks pael before it sets. When there is a halo around the moon. When numerous stars fill the sky. When a rainbow is seen. All those are the sign of rain. 2) The Wind at Certain Points.
When the wind comes from the north it bring snow and frost. Westerly and also southerly winds bring gales and rain.
- 1/ When the swallows fly high it is the sign of fine weather and when they fly low bad weather is surely approaching.
When Sea gulls assemble on the land stormy and rainy weather is coming.
2/ When the cat scrapes timber when the dog eats grass is the sign of stormy weather. When the donkey turns his back to the rain it is the sign of wet weather. - Collector
- Mary Crehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Woodbrook, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Crehan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Woodbrook, Co. Galway
