School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 059

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  1. Signs of weather by the wind.
    The old people say when the wind blows from the south it is a sign of snow. When the wind blows from the east it is a sign of rain.
    Signs of bad weather by the moon, stars and sun: - When there is a circle near the moon the storm is far away. When the circle is far away from the moon the storm is near at hand.
    When people are out at night, if they see a star falling they say it is a sign
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Larry Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Murtagh Nolan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow