School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 423
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- When bad weather is nigh Croghan hill look near and dull. It is also a sign of rain to hear distant noises. The sky is full of clouds, the sun looks red and cloudy is a sign of rain too. The moon tells if a change is near. If there is a big circle around it rain is near at hand The stars are few and the disappear and re-appear now and again The clouds are always moving towards the north when rain is expeced. The rainbow at night means a fine day following as the poet says "a rainbow at night is a sailors delight a rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning.When the wind comes from the South or the West it is a sign of rain and when it comes from the East it keeps dry. It is a sign of storm and rain to see crows assembling and hoverning in the air.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosaleen Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Rose Armstrong
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Rahinmore, Co. Westmeath
