history

  • Wet Time, precarious labour, and the Irish city

    Wet Time, precarious labour, and the Irish city How we understand our climate has never just been about the numbers that appear on thermometers and rain gauges, but also depends, crucially, on the cultures and norms that surround how weather… Continue reading

    Wet Time, precarious labour, and the Irish city

  • On clock chimes and raindrops

    In 1872, a clock was designed and installed for Tuam town hall by John Brady, watchmaker &c.[1] The clock had been commissioned to celebrate the arrival of the railway in the western town, topping out the reconstructed town hall, as… Continue reading