School: Ruadhán

Location:
Ruan, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Seán Ó Liadhráin Bríd Ní Dhíomáin
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    Signs of fine weather
    Rainbow in the evening
    Swallows flying high
    Wind from the west or n. west
    Wind from the East betokens cold hard dry weather
    Wind from the North or North East betokens bitterly cold weather with heavy frost snow
    Stars shining brightly at night
    Red clouds in the west especially at sunset

    Signs of storm:
    Cats scraping legs of tables with their claws
    When the lighting fire has a very ref appearance
    Hard weather is indicated when sea-gulls coming inland follow the plough all day
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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