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Predicting Irish weather using folklore

Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight. A Green Christmas makes a fat Churchyard. If it be clear, a happy year. These are some of the common sayings in Irish folklore about the weather, but were they really trying to, or able to, predict the weather? Dr...

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15.50 6 Jan 2023


Predicting Irish weather using folklore


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Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight. A Green Christmas makes a fat Churchyard. If it be clear, a happy year.

These are some of the common sayings in Irish folklore about the weather, but were they really trying to, or able to, predict the weather?

Dr Marion McGarry is a Lecturer in ATU in Galway and author of 'Irish Customs and Rituals: How our ancestors celebrated life and the seasons' and she joined Sean on the show to discuss...


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