School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 10_008
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- 1. When there are black clouds floating over the sky it is said that a storm would follow.
2. When an Aurora appears in sky at night it is a sign of heavy rain and storm.
3. When there are crowds of stars in the sky at night and they twinkling quickly and sharp it is a sign that there will be heavy frost that night.
4. In the winter time when the sun hides behind clouds and again shines very brightly and very warm the old people say that it is boiling another shower which would be shortly at us.
5. When a rainbow appears in the sky the people say that it is rain(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peadar Ua Gallchobhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenachallow, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Máire Ní Ghallchobair
- Gender
- Female
