School: Ballyporeen (roll number 15134)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Póirín, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: L. Ó Conchubhair
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - When the sun shines between showers it is the sign of broken weather. When the ring is around the moon it is supposed to be a sign of rain. When the stars are very bright it is the sign of frosty weather. When the clouds are very dark it is a great sign of rain. A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning. A rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight. It is also said that it is the sun shining through the clouds of rain as from Got that the world will never again be deluged. The south west wind is a sign of rain.
- When the sun shines between showers it is the sign of broken weather. When the ring is around the moon it is the sign of rain. When the stars are very bright it is the sign of frosty weather. When the clouds are very dark it is a great sign of rain. A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning. A rainbow in the night is the shepherd's(continues on next page)
