Winds
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Diagram - Dry and Wet Belts, 1870s-1930s
Diagram showing the position of the Dry Belt and the action of the wind current which causes the warm Japanese mists, moisture, and rain clouds first to precipitate on the Coast Range of British Columbia and then to lift upwards over the Dry Belt and fall again with precipitation on the Western face of the Selkirks and Rockies.
Note about Bo na cille [Bodha na Cille] being 'a good barometer', November 1873
Note about Bo na cille [Bodha na Cille, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] being 'a good barometer for bad weath[er] [as] the sea 'a croiceadh' [branching out] up from it before a gale tho[ugh] the rest of the sea be calm'. There is also a description of the amount of water over the ruins and their dimensions 'ab[ou]t 30 f[ee]t x 30'...with a smal[l] bit connect[ed]..16 fath[oms] deep at low water'.
Notebook No.7, December 1827- March 1828
Proverb beginning 'Dua[i]r bhios crannalaich do ghaoith an ear', 1901
Proverb beginning 'Dua[i]r bhios crannalaich do ghaoith an ear'. The text has been scored through.
Proverb beginning 'Gao[th] an ear a Challaig', 1901
Proverb beginning 'Gao[th] an ear a Challaig, Fuac[hd] is feannadh'.
Riddle for wind and rain, 1891
Riddle for wind and rain beginning 'Each dubh is each donn'.
Story about a sick woman in an unthatched house, 1867
Story entitled 'Mac Mhuirich' and accompanying song, 29 January 1875
Two proverbs relating to the wind, 1901
Two proverbs relating to the wind, the first beginning 'Mas a gao[th] an ear a Chall[aig]' and the second beginning 'Disath[urna] sanntach, DiLauin (sic) mall cinnteach'. The text has been scored through.
Vocabulary note for 'Fathaman' [light breeze] and 'Fanadh' [gentle rowing], 1901
Vocabulary note which reads for 'Fathaman = Fabhan = light breeze. Fanadh = Gentle rowing when fishing rods.', probably collected on Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The text has been scored through.