School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- When the sun is very red it is a sign of good weather.
When it is shining very delicately it is a sign of rain.
A circle around the moon at night is a very bad, it is sure to rain on that account.
A cloudless sky is a sign of good weather. When the stars shine brightly also it is a sign of frosty weather.
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- Collector
- Máire Ní Leathlobhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
