School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 175
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- Weather Signs
1. Sloe year is a woe year
2. If the sun sets like a ball of fire :- good weather.
3. A halo ring round the moon = storm.
4. Stars twinkling = frost
5. Clouds floating like wool pack high in the sky = good weather
6. Red cloud, herring bones, mares tails in the sky = rain.
7. Rainbow in the morning a shepherd's warning.
8. Rainbow at night is a sailors delight.
9. Rainbow on Thursday: rain.
10. Wind from Boyl and Carnick: rain
11. Wind from Keadue - frost.
12. When the wild-geese go to Scotland:- good weather
12. When the goats and sheep come down from the hills(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon
