School: Ballintotas (roll number 15165)
- Location:
- Ballintotis, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0395, Page 326
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- 1) A red sky in the east in the early morning becoming hidden by darker clouds rapidly descending towards the horizon is a sign of rain before the end of the day.2) A mackerel sky in the west at sunset (or a watery sky) is a sign of the approach of rain.3) A copper coloured sky in the west at sunset is a sign of dry weather.4) A halo around the moon is a sign of rain.5) If the crescent moon is turned in a certain way it spells bad weather e.g. if the concave side is turned up, people say that the belly of the moon is up, and it is a bad sign.6) Shooting stars, or falling stars betoken broken weather.7) Seagulls flying in from the seashore and making a lot of noise is regarded as a sign of an approaching storm.8) The sheep coming down from the hills to more sheltered areas is a sign of a storm.9) Winged ants appearing in large numbers on the roadways are taken as showing the advent of rain.10) The dust being raised off the roads or paths and blown in any direction is a sign of rain.(continues on next page)
