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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

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Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 189

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    weather as "a fine day" "wet day" or "very frosty" "very cold," and several other comments.
    They believe int he old superstitions and the result is that they are real weather experts and can easily forecast the weather without a barometer. One of those is a pale ring around the moon which signifies rain. If myriads of stars are to b seen on occasional nights throughout the year. A cloudy anticipates rain whereas on the other hand a red sky when the sun is going down indicated fine weather. The wind also forecasts the weather according to the way it blows
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mary Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary