Articles tagged ‘Irish weather’
I will force it to be summer with the powers of my mind
By Seán | August 14th, 2007 |
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Repeat after me:
It is the beginning of August. I will put on sandles. I will roll up my jeans. I will walk to the river’s edge to feed the ducks. I will enjoy watching the boats on the river Shannon. I will think about how lovely an afternoon in summer is as I dangle [...]
Rain, Rain go away . . .
By Seán | July 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In Ireland there is always an awful lot of talk about the weather. It’s the natural perogative. After all, there is an Irish saying,
“If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes.”
Aside from being generally wetter than other places, the Irish climate’s consistency consists of its inconsistency. However, as you may have [...]
A beautiful Irish June
By Seán | June 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So I was saying just last month that April may be the best month to visit Ireland - the weather is warm, the people are out and most of the other tourists are reciting a rhyme that assures them May would be a better time for a visit.
Alas, the poor folks who planned for a [...]
Scary weather
By Seán | May 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So everyone’s been saying what gorgeous Irish weather we’ve been having.
Today I was sitting at lunch and an elderly lady came past us, “It’s the best April we’ve ever seen, so they’re saying,” she said. By that, she means the recent announcement that this past April was the warmest in Irish history. Furthermore, this May [...]
Daily Dose - 20 March
By Seán | March 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
St Paddy around the world: Read here
Paddy’s weekend road deaths: Read here
Weather cancels Dublin Paddy’s fireworks: Read here
Irish president visits pope: Read here
Galway water testing continues: [...]
Mad weather in Athlone on Paddy’s weekend
By Seán | March 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What you see above are two photos taken just minutes apart from each other. Falling snow is hard to photograph, but the snowfall in the left picture was so heavy I couldn’t believe it didn’t stick (the little photo there doesn’t do it justice, it has to be said). Had it stuck, the warm, brilliant [...]
Stormy, stormy night
By Seán | September 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
A door slammed shut. Upstairs, I was startled awake by the sound. Throwing the duvet aside, I felt my way in the dark to the stairs and padded downstairs in my bare feet to investigate. The kitchen door was strangely obstinate to my push when it suddenly gave way, pulling away from my fingers and [...]
