"Anois Teacht an Earraigh “–--Now …. Spring Is Coming….

For those of you who are following us all over the world we want you to know that spring is in the air in Kilteevan! Today Friday, 7 March 2014 ,was a beautiful, sunny and calm afternoon.

Flood waters are beginning to recede, buds and new growth are bursting out all over and the melodic bird song would lift any heart. There are lots of Lesser Celandines in the hedgerows now. Our remarkable native shrub Gorse, Furze or Whin (whichever you prefer to call it) is in bloom on our bog landscape today.

It was a strange winter here in Ireland. According to Met Eireann ( Irish  Meteorological  Service) the winter of 2013/ 2014 was the wettest on record.

The south and west of the country were particularly badly affected. Newport, Co. Mayo had only 10 days without rain in the three months of winter.

Valentia Observatory in Co Kerry recorded 33½ inches of rain in December, January and February. This is the highest figure recorded since records began in 1866.

On the bright side because of the south-westerly winds, it was also an extremely mild winter in Ireland.

We look forward to the possibility of a good summer!!!!!

"Beidh an lá dúl chun shíneadh",  (Antaine Ó Raifteirí 1784-1835). The days will be lengthening.