Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun): WINNER THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025
Meet the nĂ©aladĂłirĂ (cloud-watchers) and rĂ©adĂłirĂ (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met Ăireann 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 heronâs behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhĂonn an corr Ă©isc suas in aghaidh srutha chun na slĂ©ibhte (when the heron flies upstream to the mountains the weather will be dry but rough). Fearthainn nuair a thagann sĂ an abhainn anuas (when she goes downstream, it will rain).
Evoking countless sodden, shivery experiences on this Atlantic-swept island of ours, this beautifully illustrated gift book uses Irish words to grasp an almost-lost world through the wisdom stored in the Irish language.
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun): WINNER THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025
Meet the nĂ©aladĂłirĂ (cloud-watchers) and rĂ©adĂłirĂ (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met Ăireann 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 heronâs behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhĂonn an corr Ă©isc suas in aghaidh srutha chun na slĂ©ibhte (when the heron flies upstream to the mountains the weather will be dry but rough). Fearthainn nuair a thagann sĂ an abhainn anuas (when she goes downstream, it will rain).
Evoking countless sodden, shivery experiences on this Atlantic-swept island of ours, this beautifully illustrated gift book uses Irish words to grasp an almost-lost world through the wisdom stored in the Irish language.
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Meet the nĂ©aladĂłirĂ (cloud-watchers) and rĂ©adĂłirĂ (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met Ăireann 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 heronâs behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhĂonn an corr Ă©isc suas in aghaidh srutha chun na slĂ©ibhte (when the heron flies upstream to the mountains the weather will be dry but rough). Fearthainn nuair a thagann sĂ an abhainn anuas (when she goes downstream, it will rain).
Evoking countless sodden, shivery experiences on this Atlantic-swept island of ours, this beautifully illustrated gift book uses Irish words to grasp an almost-lost world through the wisdom stored in the Irish language.
