School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)leaves, and hang their heads on their slender stalks. Birds also give signs of wet weather. They fly very low in the air. They stop some of warbling and go to seek for shelter. There is an old saying"Lound quack the ducks,
The peacocks cry,
The distant hills are looking nigh."The swine are very restless. The busy flies disturb the cattle. The cricket sings sharply in the nooks and corners of the kitched fire. The cat sits on the hearth with her velvet paws washing her whiskers. All fish come to the top of the water to catch the careless flies as they fly about.
- Collector
- Joan Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny
