Your beautiful sunrise start to the day...

…well, that didn’t last long, did it?

By Susan Daly Wednesday 27 Aug 2014, 8:25 AM

Aug 27th 2014, 8:25 AM 10,111 Views 5 Comments

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IRELAND’S SKIES GIVETH… and they taketh away.

We noted the glowing start to the day and asked to share your pics of what it was like where you are.

Keith Hicks took an early walk on Portmarnock beach in Dublin:

Source: Keith Hicks

And Kevin O’Gorman was on the beach at Ballymoney in Wexford:

Source: Kevin O'Gorman via Twitter

Anne Walsh took these while waiting for the train in Balbriggan station in Dublin:

Source: Anne Walsh

Paddy Morton in Islandbridge, Dublin emailed us with his view:

Source: Paddy Morton

And things looked equally bright in Corbo, Kilrooskey, Roscommon, where Michelle Fallon snapped this, telling us, “Oh, what a beautiful morning!”

sunriseros Source: Michelle Fallon via Twitter

Derek Sludds caught the sunrise through a monkey puzzle tree:

Source: Derek Sludds

But, as per our recent grey spell, it didn’t translate to a sunny morning. As Colm Gillen reported to us from the Stillorgan Road outside Dublin at 7.30am…

@thejournal_ie it not to good now ! pic.twitter.com/9aiTyiezNy
— colm gillen (@colmg2011) August 27, 2014

Source: colm gillen/Twitter

And to put that in context… Yup, cloudy with a chance of drizzle.

Source: Met Éireann

Oh well.

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Your beautiful sunrise start to the day...

…well, that didn’t last long, did it?

Waterford gift shop has the most Irish ‘on this day’ trivia sign ever>