Centuries old diaries reveal summer of flooding rain is nothing new for Dublin

@jimmyM thanks, made me laugh, so true.

The early Irish Christian Saint Malachy, (Ireland's Nostradamus!) predicted that towards the end of time, much of the Island of Ireland would become submerged under the Atlantic. A bit like a low budget Atlantis - apparently? Mind you, I wouldn't underestimate the cumulative bad cultural karma of perfideous Albion over the centuries. Pesky varmints!

SHOCK! HORROR! a Post on IC that didn't blame 'England' for something that happened to Ireland in the past. ...............Eiriamach: Turf is usually left out to dry in the sun,of course, but it dries just as well under cover - it just takes a bit longer. I am sure your ancestors realised that before the third year without heat!

From a letter written in County Waterford on August 16, 1872 and sent to an immigrant brother (one of my ancestors) in New York City: "Pray for poor Ireland. She is now in a very poor condition from much rain for more than a year. We have little or no hopes of any turf this year and had but little last season." The rain is a recurring theme in their 19th century letters. Apparently, the turf could not dry out enough to burn, so they had no way to heat their homes or to cook.

But...But....how does that help prove man caused global warming?