Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish? I have often heard the claim, but always assumed it was more metaphorical than factual. Certainly, Ireland can seem like a rain-washed land, and our language is ...
Sir, – I was with interest that I read Emer McLysaght’s article on words for the weather in Ireland (“In Ireland the vocabulary around rain is bountiful and necessary”, Life, October 11th). I remember ...
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