{"product_id":"ninety-nine-words-for-rain-and-one-for","title":"Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet the \u003cem\u003enealadoiri\u003c\/em\u003e (cloud-watchers) and \u003cem\u003ereadoiri\u003c\/em\u003e (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met Eireann 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 heron's behaviour offered many hints: \u003cem\u003eAimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhionn an corr eisc suas in aghaidh srutha chun na sleibhte\u003c\/em\u003e (when the heron flies upstream to the mountains the weather will be dry but rough). \u003cem\u003eFearthainn nuair a thagann si an abhainn anuas (\u003c\/em\u003ewhen she goes downstream, it will rain).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvoking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Easonb2b.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64945800184157,"sku":"9781804583340","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/ninety-nine-words-for-rain-and-one-for","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}