School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)all made up of moss, and this little bird lays about twenty eggs.
The crow builds its nest with little sticks and mud and it lays fairly big eggs.
The lark lays blackish sort of eggs, and all those birds sit on their eggs from twelve to fourteen days.
The weather is judged by the behaviour of some birds.
When it is going to be wet the curlew is heard screaming very loudly.
It is like rain when the swallows fly near the ground.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ailís Ní Glionnán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Glendon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny