Snow in March is quite out of the ordinary for us in Ireland.
In fact, with the exception of the winter of 2010, we've had very little snow in recent years.
So it was quite a shock to find the fields covered when I got up this morning and even more of a shock to discover that the roads into town hadn't been gritted.
Turns out three of the Council's four gritters for this area were out of action for various reasons.
There were long tailbacks on the way to work and reports of numerous minor accidents.
Most of the snow melted during the day although it's still very cold for the time of year.