Happy birthday, Old Moore's Almanac
A reference for all-things rural, it serves the farming community with information such as tide times, the moon phases and animal mart schedules. While the Almanac’s status is guaranteed, its staying power is due to its psychic predictions — many of which have come true. “It is what keeps the magazine famous and relevant,” says editor, Nicole Buckler, of the Lithographic Group, based in Bray, who now own the title.
“Many people, when asked if they read the Old Moore’s Almanac, say, ‘Oh, my aunt, granny or uncle always had one in the dresser drawer.’ We re-launched it in 2010, in full colour for the first time since its inception, and if you think the Almanac is still just for your great aunt in Kerry, you should think again,” she says. Who wouldn’t, for instance, want to know that cobwebs stop bleeding? Those pesky webs in the dusty corners of all our homes are high in vitamin K, a natural coagulant.
