Coming to visit us in Ireland? Here are a few things you can expect this time of year

My short guide to Ireland

Sounds of the Irish countryside

The Cuckoo

Tractors

Sheep

Rain (drizzle, slanty rain, thundery rain)

Festivals - all kinds

Smells of the Irish countryside

Turf (if you are in the ‘whest’)

Grass

Sheep

Rain

Slurry

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Coming to visit us in Ireland? Here are a few things you can expect this time of year

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