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In photos: Ireland woke up to some stunning snow this morning

It’s freezing but beautiful.

PARTS OF THE country woke up to snow this morning as two snow-ice warnings remain in place until 6pm this evening.

While a status orange warning is in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo, we were sent in photos from Louth, Meath, Cork and Carlow.

This photo came in from Carlingford, Louth.

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While these were sent in from around Moynalty in Co Meath.

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Another reader sent in this photo with the caption, “Nice view this morning in Coppeen, Co. Cork”.

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This photo was taken near Lissarda, Co. Cork.

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Others took to Twitter to show their morning views:

Dublin Fire Brigade also got in on the action, reminding people to clear their car windscreens.

Read: Arctic blast: Treacherous conditions on the roads as snow-ice warning remains in effect>

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    Mute Brian Dunne
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    Sep 1st 2020, 8:44 AM

    Looking forward to the brits saying saidhbhín, they cant even sat doherty correctly

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    Mute dmcardle
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    Sep 1st 2020, 8:53 AM

    @Brian Dunne: Lee Mack might have to update his Irish names routine…

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    Mute Peter Cavey
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:02 AM

    @Brian Dunne: Does anyone know why the British pronounce Doherty as Dockerty? There is clearly no k in the name. Does my head in.

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    Mute Peader O Harlaigh
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:15 AM

    @Peter Cavey: because they know it annoys us, aul brits up to their old tricks

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    Mute Brian Dunne
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:22 AM

    @Peter Cavey: McGrath and Moran are two other simple names they can’t master

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    Mute Tom Tom
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:37 AM

    @Brian Dunne: And Gallagher. They say Gallagurr but yet they can pronounce Callaghan just fine.

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    Mute Madra
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:45 AM

    @Brian Dunne: how is it pronounced?

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    Mute Tom Tom
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:54 AM

    @Madra: Sadabadahnnnnnnnnnnnin I think

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    Mute Mary Fitzsimons
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:02 AM

    @Madra: sive-een

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    Mute Mary Fitzsimons
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:03 AM

    @Madra: sive-een.

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    Mute Richard Russell
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:06 AM

    @Brian Dunne: I would have problems with the pronunciation of Saidbhin Sorry about the lack of a fada I don’t know how to type one

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    Mute Shaner Mac
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:48 AM

    @Brian Dunne: Hope we don’t get as far as S!

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    Mute Brian Ó Dálaigh
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    Sep 1st 2020, 1:55 PM

    @Peter Cavey: yup. It comes from a time when even we pronounced it closer to Dockerty. It’s from Middle Irish Dochartaigh, where the ch is pronounced as in Scottish loch. The English continued to pronounce this k/ch sound, while we in Ireland lost it. Think along the lines of Monaghan (originally Muineachán), Fermanagh (Fear Manach), Gallagher (Gallchobhair) etc. The gh in Monaghan and Fermanagh is now rendered a h or absent in all English dialects, but in some words the original sound has been retained in a much closer approximation in English dialects than in Irish English dialects.

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    Mute Thomas Harrington
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    Sep 1st 2020, 2:10 PM

    @Peter Cavey: Scottish

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    Mute Ken Loughman
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:37 PM

    @dmcardle: I remember that! I’m still trying to figure out whether I ought to be amused or insulted by that sketch :)

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    Mute Canyon
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:07 AM

    Diversity for storm names…talk about snowflakes and first world problems..

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    Mute KilkennyProud
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:18 AM

    @Canyon: People complaining about storm names – first world problems.

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    Mute Ajax Penumbra
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:32 AM

    @Canyon: Well, we do live in the first world last time I checked…

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    Mute Canyon
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:03 AM

    @KilkennyProud: in case you missed it…I’m complaining about those wanting diversity in storm names.

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    Mute Ted Logan
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:32 AM

    They have put the phonetics under Evert, Klaas and Minnie but have left Saidhbhàin to chance. Good luck BBC weather team!

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    Mute Sarah-J. Mc Hugh
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    Sep 1st 2020, 11:18 AM

    @Ted Logan: This is Met Eireann’s graphic for Ireland. I imagine the UK and Dutch met offices will produce their own version with phonetics for the ones that are challenging locally.

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    Mute Goban Saor
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:39 AM

    I wonder why Saidhbhín and not Saidhbh. I know noone with that name, though I Saidhbh is familiar

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    Mute Caoimhín
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    Sep 1st 2020, 2:59 PM

    @Goban Saor: Do you know many Everts?

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    Mute Ken Loughman
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:40 PM

    @Goban Saor: It’s just so that we could have more fun messing with some Sky presenters’ heads!

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    Mute Lester Jeffcoat
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:51 AM

    Congratulations to all the team. No longer will have to point at the weather and shout, ‘I hate that nameless b@stard’.

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    Mute Gerard McAuliffe
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    Sep 1st 2020, 11:42 AM

    Saidhbhín? Picking a random, barely pronounceable name is the way forward I guess.

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    Mute BK
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    Sep 1st 2020, 9:35 AM

    Can imagine the person who added the phonetic spelling getting to Saidhbhin ..” Sai.. …what the F …I give up”

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    Mute Seven Wonders
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    Sep 1st 2020, 10:54 AM

    What happens if there are more storms than names listed about.. 21 there.. will No 22 be called Aiden +1?

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    Mute Gina Carroll
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    Sep 1st 2020, 2:06 PM

    What a load of bl…… seriously picking hardest to say names a poss.

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    Mute Pat Andrews
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    Sep 1st 2020, 3:47 PM

    Wheres Mohammud?

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    Mute Tim Dickson
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    Sep 1st 2020, 11:20 AM

    Naming weather. Whatever!

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    Mute Liz O'Neill
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    Sep 1st 2020, 5:56 PM

    They should have got enough practise trying to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull a few years ago.

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    Mute Marc Esteve
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    Sep 1st 2020, 6:29 PM

    Should not there be a list from time to time and then, once all the names have been used, to get a new list? Most years, the second half of the list does not have any storm (fortunately).

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