School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Baile an Doirín, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 02_018
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- 1. If the sky is red at night it is the sign of fine weather.
2. If the sun is red when setting if it the sign of fine weather.
3. If the sky is blue and clear, and the stars bright at night it is the sign of fine weather.
4. A rainbow in the night is a sailors delight
5. A rainbow in the morning is a sailor's warning.
6. If a cat scratches a tree it is the sign of storms
7. If a flood rises high it is the sign of fine weather.
8. If there is two rainbows in the sky it is the sign of fine weather
- Collector
- Kathleen Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Baile an Doirín, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- An Cartrún, Co. na Gaillimhe
