novels and memoirs

When is a threshold a portal

Liverpool Biennial

weaving together their stories and the micro-narratives that resonate within the landscapes she observes

reading their entrails

Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun) Paul Dunmall novels and memoirsMeet the naladir (cloud watchers) and radir (stargazers) from our past who, without the luxury of Met ireann 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 herons behaviour offered many hints: Aimsir chrua thirim nuair a bhonn