{"product_id":"ninety-nine-words-for-rain-and-one-for-sun","title":"Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet the \u003cem\u003enéaladóirí\u003c\/em\u003e (cloud-watchers) and \u003cem\u003eréadóirí\u003c\/em\u003e (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met Éireann 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 bhíonn an corr éisc suas in aghaidh srutha chun na sléibhte\u003c\/em\u003e (when the heron flies upstream to the mountains the weather will be dry but rough). \u003cem\u003eFearthainn nuair a thagann sí an abhainn anuas (\u003c\/em\u003ewhen she goes downstream, it will rain).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\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\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated weather words for fans of \u003cem\u003eThirty-Two Words for Field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56034841985411,"sku":"9781804583340","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/3664\/7811\/files\/8893a29bd915695cf5fbf80bb3de358a.jpg?v=1752920934","url":"https:\/\/shop.gill.ie\/products\/ninety-nine-words-for-rain-and-one-for-sun","provider":"Gill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}