Rain Rain Go Away!

MoCrowe · Member

Rain Rain Go Away!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Maureen,

England has had the worst of it, although Ireland has had plenty too. A bridge in Leenane (Co. Galway) washed out. Fortunately no one was on it when it happened. You can read about it here: http://www.castlebar.ie/NONeill/Leenane_Bridge_Collapse.shtml , http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0720/leenane.html?rss

It has generally been a very rainy summer so far. I was more fortunate with my trip in the spring.

Michele

Richard · Member

Maybe it will rain itself out by Sept, we`re hoping.

Jerilyn Mc · Veteran Member

Maureen,
We were in Ireland June 26 - July 8. The weather was amazing....as in it could be sunny without a cloud around and 10 minutes later, clouds would blow in and it would rain. This happened several times throughout just about every day. So all the advice about dressing in layers is spot on. A good light weight rain coat with a hood will be your best friend. I got a great coat at an Eddie Bauer outlet for under $10, it was perfect...I could even stuff it into the glove compartment.
Have a great trip!

Itallian Chauffeur · Moderator

We were in both the Republic and Northern Ireland from June 20 -3 July. While I am told that this has been one of the rainiest summers in memory, most of our days were mixed. As it turned out MOST of the heavier rains only seemed to fall while we were traveling. It always seemed to stop before it was time to get out of the car, with only a few notable exceptions. biggrin

Being from Florida, I had expected it to be cool, but most days it seemed downright CHILLY! The temp gauge seemed to only show 12-18 degrees Celsius and one evening it actually showed 10.5!

We carried waterproof jackets, two small (TOTES - type) umbrellas and good all-weather shoes and they were in constant use.

Bob

Michele Erdvig · Host

It is true that you should be prepared. No matter how sunny it is I always take my rainproof windbreaker and a small folding umbrella. It has saved me from getting soaked many times. With the quick-moving weather pattern things change rapidly.

I just saw something about the rain in England on Nightline. It is being blamed on El Nino, La Nina and global warming. Everyone has their own theory. They showed a map and the pattern has warm air from the south clashing with cool air from the north right over England. It is stubbornly sitting over England. Since Ireland is not too far away we can only hope it does not shift to the west.

Michele

yesiree · Guru

There have been a few flooding problems in Ireland, but overall, nothing that would have a big impact on someone traveling. The trouble spots are isolated (some of them require detours, but many more are being remedied with a traffic cone in the water and cars traveling in both directions working together to get by safely).

Last month, many areas, especially around Belfast and Dublin, were getting nervous about the amount of rain, but now the news is just talking about "When will it stop."

The good news is that the sun has been appearing a lot more this week and hopes are high that summer will arrive before September.

The sun is out now, so I'm going to get away from this computer and enjoy it while I can :)

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

Thanks for the update straight from Ireland. Enjoy every day as your trip is winding down.

Michele