
BLOURNAL

Let It Rain
The rain’s finally made its overdue return to these shores after three weeks of heat and sunshine.

Scairbhín Season
Mum gave me a new word to add to my vocabulary this morning… scaraveen (or “scairbhín”). The word has its roots in the Irish phrase “garbh shíon na gCuach” and translates to “rough weather of the cuckoo”.