School: Áth Dara (C.)
- Location:
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire Boardman
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 009
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Áth Dara (C.)
- XML Page 009
- XML “Weather-Lore”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Weather Lore.1. A red sun in the evening means a
fine day.
A red sun in the morning means a
wet day.
"A red sky at night is the
shepherd's delight.
"A red sky in the morning is the
sailor's warning".2. When there's a ring or circle
(halo) round the moon it is the
sign of rain.3. When the moon is on her back
sign of rain.4. When the moon has points you
could hang a coat on, it is a sign
of fine weather.5. When the stars are glittering it is
the sign of frost.6. When the stars are dim it is a
sign we are near rain.7. When the clouds are moving fast
across the sky it is a sign of rain.8. When the clouds are dark and
lowering it is a sign of rain.9. If there's wool packs in the sky
we shall have snow.(continues on next page)
