School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)
- Location:
- Tully More, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 125
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- William McNelis, Kentucky, Ardara age 101 told me the following accounts.
Folklore regarding the weather.
(1) Signs from the sky:-
The Sun:- When the eastern horizon is red when the sun is rising it is a sign of good weather. When the western horizon is red while the sun is setting it is a sign of great heat.The moon:- If there is a far away ring round the moon that is a sign of a near hand storm. But a near ring is a sign of a far off storm.The stars:- When the stars are very numerous and twinkle in the sky that is a sign of frost.The clouds:- If the clouds pass each other very fastly that is a sign of a storm.If dark yellow clouds are seen in the sky it is a sign of thunder.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ann Mc Nelis
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- William Mc Nelis
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 101
- Address
- Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall
