School: Árd Phádraig
- Location:
- Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0509, Page 293
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- (continued from previous page)When the new moon is said to be lying on its back it is a sign of bad weather.
- When the swallows fly low the weather is going to be bad.
When the rainbow stretches from north to south, rain will come.(continues on next page) - If you see a wood-louse creeping on the wall, it is the sign of rain.
If there is a halo round the moon the weather is going to be broken.
If a number of "Hairy-Molls" (a kind of caterpillar) are seen crossing the road the weather is going to be bad.
There are two mountains near us, Black-Rock and See-Finn and when a cloud covers them the weather is going to be bad and when it is moving off again the weather is improving.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Philomena Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sunville Upper, Co. Limerick
