School: Dromach, An Bhán-tír (roll number 15380)
- Location:
- Dromagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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- A rainbow in the morning is the shepherds warning a rainbow at night is the shepherd's delight. It is said that a rainbow in the morning is the sign of bad weather. A rainbow at night is the sign of fine weather. A halo around the moon is hte sign of bad weather. A bright moon is the sign of fine weather.
When the stars can be seen clearly it is the sign of first. When a fog is seen over a siver it is the sign of fine weather. Ceó ar Nuirre agus lara lom dhá chómhartha fionn. Ainne is fearr sa domain. When the mountains seem clear and near it is the sign of bad weather.
FIne weather is expected when the mountains look far away and dull. When wild geese are seen here it is the sign of bad weather. When sea gulls are seen near it is the sign of bad weather at sea.
Pigeons fly through the air quickly it is the sign of thunder. A wind from the south is the sign of fine weather. A wind from the west is the sign of wet weather. A wind from the north is the sign of hail and snow. A wind from the East is the sign of dry weather.
