School: Murrintown (roll number 13707)
- Location:
- Murntown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chléirigh
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- "When the Carrigh-a-Dee wears a hat.
Let Forth and Bargy beware of that."
This is an old saying of the Barony of Forth people and it is a true one. Carrigh-a-Dee is one of the three peaks overlooking the two ancient baronies of Forth and Bargy.
When it is hidden by a fog it is a sure sign of rain. When the sun rises red and low on the horizon rain will come night. When it sets red it is a sign of good weather.When the moon is on its back or has a circle around it, or three stars near it a storm is pending. The farther away the stars are the finer the weather will be.Twinkling stars denote frost. When the clouds are dark it is a sign of wet weather.A rainbow in the morning is the sailors warning.
A rainbow at noon is the sailors doom.
A rainbow in the evening is the sailors delight
A south-west wind bring most rain to our district.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Quirke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hayestown Great, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Miss Quirke
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hayestown Great, Co. Wexford
