Weatherday: Nelson's Farewell

A nice start to what is expected to be a cold and breezy day. Sunny spells, with some occasional showers through lunchtime. Heavier rain after tea will clear in late evening.

A temperature high of 8deg will feel chillier in moderate to fresh westerly winds.

On this day in 1966, an IRA bomb severely damaged Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, necessitating its subsequent destruction by the Irish Army. A song about the event, 'Nelson's Farewell', was the first single by The Dubliners.

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