Stan CareyJul 31, 2023

An old folk belief in Ireland held that there are 12 different winds and each has its own colour

Also (from a different source) pigs can see the wind

https://archive.org/details/smallersocialhis00joycuoft/page/528/mode/2up
#folklore #IrishFolklore #wind #nature #Ireland #mastodaoine #pigs

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Show threadPJ "Vote Green" Coffey

@stancarey

I apologise that my Gaeilge isn't very good but what is Pale in this context?

Jul 31, 2023 at 9:49pmWeb
Show threadStan CareyAug 1, 2023
@Homebrewandhacking I wondered the same. Maybe "white" and "pale" are an attempt to distinguish between "bán" and "geal" in translation
Show threadPJ "Vote Green" CoffeyAug 1, 2023

@stancarey

Huh... bright as a colour rather than a property of a colour.

I'll have to think on that. It springs from a different world view.

Show thread28 dropped chargesAug 1, 2023

@Homebrewandhacking @stancarey some studies show that up to 25% of people currently in high school in Sweden comfortably identify and are out as some form of lgbtq

Meaning that all of the struggle, all the activism, every time I’ve been harrassed in the streets and argued about my existence? It’s working

Show threadPJ "Vote Green" CoffeyAug 2, 2023

@Zackstarkid @stancarey

That's really awesome! 😀

I'm not sure what this has to do with the Irish conception of the colours of the wind and the difference between bright and white though. 🤔