School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)night, one can expect a storm.
Another sign of rain is that the swallows fly low,
"the crows seem to fall, as if shot by a cannon ball."
The dog is always sleepy and cat sits at the fire washing her face, while the beasts of the field are so lazy that it is hard to get them up when it is going to rain.
Another sign of rain is that dust on the road, begins to rise and whirl.
- Collector
- James Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
