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School: Crowenstown

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Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 200

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    Sun
    If the sun sets with clouds around it, and the sky red that is a sign of a fine day.
    If the sun sets and the whole sky around it is red and the rest of the sky grey that is a aign that there will be frost.
    If the sun sets golden that is a sign of rain.
    Moon
    If there is a ring around the moon at night that is a sign of rain.
    Stars
    If there is a great number of stars in the sky, shining very brightly that is a sign of rain or frost.
    Rainbow
    If there is a rainbow in the sky in the morning that is a sign of rain, but if it appears in the evening the shepherd is delighted.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath