School: Corlea

Location:
An Chorr Liath, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 001

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 001

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    Weather Lore
    When the sky is dark and misty it is the sign of bad weather.
    When the sun is cloudy it is the sign of bad weather.
    When the sun is clear and bright it is the sign of a good day.
    When the sun goes down drowned it is the sign of the weather being bad.
    When three is a ring round the moon it is a sign that the weather will be bad nearby always.
    When the moon is on its back it is the sign that the weather will be good.
    When the stars are falling it is the sign of bad weather.
    When you see the rainbow far away in the sky it is the sign of the weather being good .
    If the wind is from Kingscourt
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. seanchas aimsire (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Táchairt Thuaidh, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Brigid Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    An Táchairt Thuaidh, Co. an Chabháin