Hi Sharon, Thanks for sharing this link, it's wonderful, fancy being able to read about the weather in the 1700s. Regards Marion Sydney Aust Sent from Marion's IPad On 26/08/2012, at 2:25 AM, Sharon Oddie Brown <sharonoddiebrown@gmail.com> wrote: > This 18th century manuscript is the meticulous record by an early Dublin > meteorologist, who documented the weather in the city on a daily basis > during the period 1716 to 1734. The manuscript is part of the Gilbert > Collection and is held in the Special Collections of Dublin City Public > Libraries > <http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Heritage%20and%20History/Collections/Pages/index.aspx>. > Until recently it was not known who the author of the work was, but > thanks to the research of historian Alan Smyth the diarist has now been > identified as Isaac Butler (c1691 -- 1755) > > http://www.dublincitypubliclibraries.com/story/diary-weather-and-winds > -- > Sharon Oddie Brown, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: > http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message