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    if the swallows stay late with us in Autumn, it is the sign of a mild Winter. Curliews calling late at night foretell rain.
    The robin got its red breast, the old people say, because when picking the thorns from Our Lord's Head when he was dying on the Cross some of the Precious Blood stained its feathers.
    John Holms (80)
    Caldra,
    Delphin
    Ila Gannon,
    Caldra,
    Elphin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Gannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caldragh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Holmes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Caldragh, Co. Roscommon