School: Altóir, Tuar Mór, An Sciobairín (roll number 12071)
- Location:
- Altar, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Henry Evanson
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- [written by a standard VII pupil]In this district very few people have wireless sets, and they have to depend on the different weather signs.
Any one can give a good guess as to what kind of weather we are to have, but there are some people who can tell just exactly what kind of weather is coming.
The sun, moon, and stars give signs of the weather. When the sun is rising, if a lot of reddish coloured clouds rise up too and travel all over the sky, it is a sign that the day will be wet.
If the clouds sink down again, it might or might not be wet.
When the sun is setting if its rays appear Moses' horns, bad weather is expected.
If the sun sinks into a bank of cloud when setting, it is a sign of bad weather.
If the horizon is clear when the sun sets it is a sign of fine weather.
At sunset if the sky is covered with lovely red clouds, the next day will be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Violet A. Hunt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissacaha (North), Co. Cork
