While we here in Dublin are crossing our fingers and praying for some snowfall, the rest of the country is walking in a winter wonderland. The harsh weather has meant that there has been heavy snowfall in some parts of the country and this has given rise to some beautiful photos.
snowy slopes in sligo #sligo#weather#snow@MetEireann#ireland#december#coldsnappic.twitter.com/HTGqECsC4n
— niall mattimoe (@niallmattimoe) December 8, 2017
Great to get out in that amazing weather #Hiking #Winter #SlieveFoye #Ireland pic.twitter.com/qckI7e0W0R
— Dara Curran (@HashtagDara) December 9, 2017
The inclement weather in England has brought out the best in the Brits as well, check out this very well executed dad joke:
Apparently some places have had two feet of the #snow pic.twitter.com/xQt6pigrfY
— Darryl Meades (@DarrylMeades) December 10, 2017
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Wicklow mountain #snow #Ireland pic.twitter.com/8Fg8LDwTEf
— Débora Fitzpatrick (@deboradacunha) December 10, 2017
Iqura says what we're all thinking:
why the hell isn't it snowing in Dublin? #snow #snowday #snowday2017 #Ireland #Dublin #Weather pic.twitter.com/mH1bwgTQVz
— Iqura (@itsiqura) December 10, 2017
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Kevin makes a good point about the treacherous roads:
Kids car over turns on country road near #hillfarmhouse#ireland#Snow #StormHour #DriveSafe pic.twitter.com/XsRugnn0hm
— Kevin@Deer Friends (@kevinharkin3) December 9, 2017
Winter in #Armagh
St. Patrick's Cathedral in the middle of a #Snow storm
Check out my FB Page for more: https://t.co/0cS3yXafUp … #winter #christmas #ireland #photography #discoverni #Canon #Canon5d3 #photography #landscapephotography #tourismireland pic.twitter.com/rmQIEv1Q7w
— Patrick Hughes Photo (@PHIrelandPhoto) December 10, 2017
Winter sunset. #winter #sunset #Snow #cannon #1300d #donegalhills #ireland @WAWHour @PictureIreland pic.twitter.com/0cZ2P5BQpE
— conor feeney (@conorfeeney83) December 10, 2017
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I’ve made to Lough dan on foot, do not attempt to drive, roads are impassable #Wicklow #Ireland #Sneachta pic.twitter.com/cH1yC0mkzm
— KB photography (@KBProductionsIR) December 10, 2017
So pretty on The Mall this morning ❄️#sneachta #parklife #mayo pic.twitter.com/v6QQ5BihGf
— Rua (@Rua_Mayo) December 10, 2017
Here's a summation of people's feelings towards the weather:
Guess us Dublin folk will have to make do with scraping a makeshift snowball from the fridge freezer. Sigh.