School: An Muileann (roll number 9208)
- Location:
- Mullen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: B. Mac Siúrtáin
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- Signs of the Weather
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If the moon and stars grow dim, and a circle from around the moon rain is expected.
If the sun is whitish at setting or goes down into a bank of clouds in the horizon bad weather will follow.
When the moon is red it is a sign of wind, when it is pale or dim rain is coming.
Red clouds in the west at sunset indicate fine weather
In fine weather the fine dust is on the road.
The wind from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Creighton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Creighton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Roscommon
