The first snows of winter fell on Wednesday afternoon in the southeast of the country, with counties Offaly, Carlow and Kilkenny receiving light falls.
AA Roadwatch has advised motorists that sleet and snow is affecting parts of Leinster at the moment, particularly parts of Kildare, Carlow, Laois and west Wicklow. “Extreme caution” is advised, it said.
At Mount Briscoe organic farm in Daingean, Co Offaly, Hereford cattle and horses were captured in the snow ahead of being fed.
All waiting to be fed this evening #MountBriscoeOrganicFarm #organic #farming pic.twitter.com/V325bAveAP
— MtBriscoeOrganicFarm (@Mt_Briscoe) November 13, 2019
In Crettyard, Co Carlow, dairy farmer Lorna Sixsmith, tweeted that the snow was beginning to stick.
It's sticking
— Lorna Sixsmith ?? (@LornaESixsmith) November 13, 2019
Really wish son had come home on bus but he stayed on for a hockey session. Could be fun getting back up our lane later! pic.twitter.com/aX0GuuD33Q
There has also been a fall of snow on Ashleigh Fennell’s dairy farm in Carlow.
— Ashleigh (@ashleighfen) November 13, 2019
Savage ?? pic.twitter.com/sZLIZrk7eo
— Ashleigh (@ashleighfen) November 13, 2019
In Grangeford, Kevin Nolan tweeted this photo of the dusting of snow on his tillage farm.
Rain/Snow gauge!!
— Nolan Farming (@NolanFarming) November 13, 2019
Maybe Gretta was right!!
Snowing away in Grangeford this evening.#Winterishere@CarlowWeather @billokeeffe pic.twitter.com/sgupbit0dy
On the side of the Slieve Blooms, dairy farmer Bruce Thompson tweeted that his three-year-old child was excited at the prospect of Christmas.
One very excited 3yr old is adament its Christmas here. pic.twitter.com/XpLbRlTlBL
— Bruce Thompson (@Friesian_man) November 13, 2019
In Laois, tillage farmer Bobby Miller jokingly tweeted that the “barley seed will rot in the ground before it gets up”.
Ho Ho Ho !
— Bobby Miller (@bobbymiller73) November 13, 2019
The barley seed will rot in the ground before it gets up ! ?? pic.twitter.com/cwkKTmGapk