School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- It is said when hills look near we shall have rain, and also when a halo is seen around the moon that rain is approaching. When stars are glittering in the sky it is freezing. An old saying about the rainbow is :- A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning, and a rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight.
When a star is near the moon it is a sign of rain, and when the tram is heard noising on the rails it is also a sign of rain. When the sky is red in the evening it is a sign of fine weather. When the wind is north it is the sign of hard dry weather, and when it is east it is a sign of dry weather, and the south-east and south-west winds always bring rain.
When the sky is bright to the south it is a sign of a storm approaching. When seagulls fly inland it is a sign of rain. When the fog is going east on Mount Gabriel it is a sign of fine weather, and when it is going west it is a sign of bad weather. It is also said when the country is covered with white fog it is a sign of fine weather.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Roycroft
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
- Informant
- J. Roycroft
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
