School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 17_014
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- (continued from previous page)The seagulls to come inland, and the clouds begin to race across the sky, it is a sure sign of a storm. The crows begin to caw and are very noisy when rain is approaching.
Also the sheep come into the nearest field to the house, when bad weather is near. The cats scrape the legs of the table also.
Other signs of rain are when the spiders creep from their cobwebs, and the soot falls down the chimneys
The rocks become grey also.
- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny
