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The first storm of the coming 2023-2024 season, should it arrive, is to be named Storm Agnes, Met Éireann has announced.
Miss Clerke (1842 – 1907) was a highly regarded astronomer and writer and sat on the first Council meetings of the BAA. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork and was taught astronomy by her father. The family left famine torn Skibbereen and moved to Dublin, then later to London, UK.
For those of you who do not know of her, this is her Wikipedia entry – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Mary_Clerke. But I have also researched and produced a talk about her with privileged access to some of the Deasy family archive material – maternal family and can bore you more if you like.
Just can’t image what this quiet, unassuming Victorian woman would have thought of this fame!
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Well spotted Janice.
Nice way for the three meteorological organizations to come together on the selection of names.
Looking forward to next season’s selection where I’m sure Storm McClean will make an appearance… 😉
Clear Skies,
Michael.Having a storm named after you is a great honour I guess and Skibbereen would be a good place to experience it!
I see that Met Éireann have also included Jocelyn after Jocelyn Bell Burnell, born in County Armagh, and the discoverer of pulsars (with some help from Tony Hewish).
As an astronomer, Anges Mary Clerke might have preferred the first clear spell to be named after her, which is probably more rare than a storm in that part of Ireland!
Ha! Yes Peter, that’s a good idea.
She might have been waiting quite a while for that to occur though.
Michael.Finola Finlay, who very kindly helped me in my researches on Agnes Clerke’s life, has published a rather lovely tribute to her and her family in her blog from West Cork.
Finola, an archaeologist, is also an authority on the neolithic monuments of Ireland for those with an interest in astro-archaeology.
I have to say though that the microclimate in West Cork is rather balmy!
Janice,
Attached are some photos from that website where I have enhanced the face a little.
Regards,
Michael.Looks like Storm Agnes is on the way:
Highly recommend the Met Office Youtube channel. They have a ‘deep-dive’ look at the weather every Tuesday and a ’10 day trend’ each Wednesday. Far superior to the normal TV forecasts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmEWQcidTc
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