Weatherday: The Greatest

Peacock butterfly in the Victorian Garden at Kylemore Abbey.

Mainly dry but with the possibility of some drizzle. Some sunny spells may develop, but mostly cloudy in prospect.

Temperatures up to 20deg in light to moderate southerly breezes.

On this day in 1960, American boxer Cassius Clay won gold at the Rome Olympics. He subsequently went professional, changing his name to Muhammad Ali.

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