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  1. The Signs of Rain

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    11
    The signs of rain
    16th.november,1937
    The signs of rain are:
    1 When you see the crows flying low on their journey home in the evening.
    rain is coming.
    11The snails on the grass rain is
    expected.
    111 When the wild geese come down
    from the mountain
    1V When the seagulls come from
    come around flying.
    V When a rainbow is seen in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Harrison
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Harrison
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tyredagh Upper, Co. Clare