School: Carrigeencor (roll number 10826)
- Location:
- Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Annie Gillmor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 016
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- Weather Lore.
If the sun sets in a bank of clouds = Bad Weather
If the sun is red a sign of rain
If there are little lines like streams hanging down from the sun, when it is setting a sign of rain.
If a new moon is on her back, it a sign that it will be showery for that moon.
If the moon hides in the clouds = Rain
If there is a ring around the moon, far away from the moon it is the sign of a near storm, and if the ring is near it is the sign of a far away storm.If there are great many stars, and they glitter very much there is likely to be frost: Shooting stars bad weather.heavy black clouds = Rain. Clouds like goat's hair bad weather."A Rainbow in the morning is the Shepard's warning A Rainbow at night is the Shepard's delight."The West Wind (blowing from Stago) brings most rain
Whirl wind = good weather(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mrs Annie Gillmor
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
