Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) by Manchán Magan

Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) by Manchán MaganMeet the naladir (cloud watchers) and radir (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met ireann at their disposal, observed birds, trees, animals, as well as markers on land and sea for signs of weather change. The sheer richness and variety of terms they amassed reveal the closeness with which they observed the world around them. Swallows flying low foretold rain. The herons behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhonn

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