The folklore predicts 40 days of rain.
We could be in for 40 days of rain if folklore is to be believed.
Today is St Swithins' Day, and legend has it, if it rains today it won't stop for the foreseeable.
So far today, it has rained in the southern part of the country with more rain expected for other parts.
But Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather says there's little proof of the story ever coming true:
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