School: Tubbercurry (B.) (roll number 15574)
- Location:
- Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Peadar Mc Donagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 287
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Many and varied are the signs which fortell changes in the weather. The appearance of the sky, the direction of the wind, the behavior of animals, birds, and insects, and natural features, all respond in their own way to changes in weather conditions. In the olden times before scientific appliances were invented people guessed weather conditions by the appearance of the atmosphere around. A red sunset in summer was a sign of fine, warm, weather to come, while in winter it was regarded as a sure sign of frost. A bright ring around the moon is looked upon as a sign of rain, while a clear sky and numbers twinkling starts foretell frost. A rainbow in the morning is looked upon(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Molloy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- P. Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Male
