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 18_013
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- When a goat is in the middle of a field it is a good sign of the weather.
When the weather is going to be severe the cat turns her back to the fire, the cattle make for shelter, the dog cannot be kept out of the dwelling house, the rocks turn dark in colour and the hills seem to be miles nearer.
The dust on the road flies with the cool breeses.
Rats and mice make for shelter in hay(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
