Fifty names for Irish rain

Sir, – 95. On September 9th at 3.30pm, it will be raining Kilkenny’s Top-Cats and Galway’s Under-Dogs at Croke Park

Sir, – 95. On September 9th at 3.30pm, it will be raining Kilkenny’s Top-Cats and Galway’s Under-Dogs at Croke Park. – Yours, etc,

KEVIN DEVITTE,

Mill Street,

Westport, Co Mayo.

Sir, – 96. My mother used to refer to a light shower of rain of short duration as a “skift of rain”. – Yours, etc,

JAMES QUINN,

Berkshire Drive,

Sterling Heights,

Michigan, US.

Sir, – 97. Last week it only rained twice: once for four days and once for three days. – Yours, etc,

PADRAIG DEMPSEY,

Mount Anville Wood,

Mount Anville, Co Dublin.