School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- There are a great many wild birds found around this district, namely, robins, thrushs, blackbirds, swallows, crows, magpies, woodquests, and wrens, etc.
Many birds migrate, namely the swallows, the woodcocks, the cuckoos, and the corn-crakes. These birds migrate before the Winter time and come back in the month of May, and build their nests. Any boy who robs a bird's nests, a bunion comes on his foot.
There are a great many traditions about the birds. When our Lord(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny