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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
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    and corn stacks.
    Insects hide and are not to be seen. Birds make for shelter in groves woods an high ditches.
    The smoke hits the ground. All those are signs of rain.
    A mackerel sky is a sign of broken weather.
    "A rainbow in the night is the shepherd's delight
    "A rainbow in the morning is the sailor's warning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lahert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Denis Lahert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny