School: Scoil an Chlochair, Cappamore
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Fionntán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)A rainbow at night, is the shepherd's delight!
A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing the rain are opposite the sun. In the evening, the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning in the west; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road to us; whereas, the rainbow in the east proves that the rain in these clouds is passing from us.
When the swallows fly high, fine weather may be coming or expected to continue; but when they fly low and close to the ground, rain is almost surely approaching. This is explained as follows;- Swallows pursue the flies and gnats, and flies and gnats usually delight in warm strata of air; and when the warm strata of air is gone, there is less chance of rain.
When sea-gulls assemble on the land, stormy and rainy weather is almost always near at hand;(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Micheál Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
