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Looks Like Rain
As his infant son feels rain for the first time, John Connell reflects on Ireland's relationship with rain.
John Connell reflects on how rain has shaped Irish culture.
'Over the centuries, the Irish - most days anyway - have learned to accept, sometimes even love, the rain,' writes John.
But, he says, that is now beginning to change.
Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: James Beard
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Bridget Harney
Last on
Sun 5 Nov 202308:48
BBC Radio 4
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- Fri 3 Nov 202320:50BBC Radio 4
- Sun 5 Nov 202308:48BBC Radio 4
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