School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)
- Location:
- An Cartún, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Seán Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 365
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- How we judge the weather by the Moon Sun Stars Rainbows Clouds and the Sky.Out Ancestors were great judges of the weather because there were no radios no Daily newspaper and no great modes of conveying news as we have in modern times and each one had to know what sort of weather was coming.Those sings come down to us from those times.If you see a white ring round the moon it is a sure sign of rain it is also a sign of rain if you see a new moon lying on its back.If the moon goes down a pale colour it is the sign of bad weather and if it goes down a red colour it is the sign of rain.If the moon rises early in the morning it is the sign of good weather and if it rises late it is the sign of bad weather.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Stuca, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mr J. Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Stuca, Co. Liatroma
