Posted on 01/22/2025 1:25:52 PM PST by Olog-hai
The chair of the National Emergency Coordination Group has said Storm Éowyn will probably be among the “severest storms” that Ireland has ever seen.
Keith Leonard said it will result in very difficult conditions for everybody and cause serious disruption to transport and significant power outages.
He said it is likely that the number of people who will lose power will top the 385,000 figure from Storm Ophelia in 2017.
He said those under the Red advisory should shelter until the warning is lifted. However, difficult conditions will remain he said, adding it is expected there will be debris on roads and trees down.
Schools will be closed and he said the “ideal” would be for people to work from home. […]
Speaking earlier, Mr. Leonard said: “The public are advised to shelter in place.”
He said Storm Éowyn will be a “very dangerous and destructive weather event”, with the capacity to “constitute a risk to life and property”. …
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among the “severest storms”
??...most severe...??
Average guy: “I’m not afraid of a little gale.”
Eowyn: “I am no gale.”
“I know your face, Éowyn. Dark have been my dreams of late.”
Now you know how debauched the language has gotten over there.
Does anyone know if the Guinness taps (at the local pubs) are electric?
That may be a problem.
You know I hate to ask, but…are taps electric?
Only…mine’s broke down, and now I’ve nothing to drink…
Did J.R.R. Tolkien invent the name Eowyn?
"If there is a Welsh version of “Eowyn” that is a girl’s name then I think it should be spelled “Eowen” (the -wyn spelling is used for masculine names). The Welsh variant of Irish Øwyn is Owain (Cf. Owain ap Urien, a 6th century Welsh prince who fought against the Saxons). Another variation on the name is Ewen, usually translated as “young”.
So this could merely be another of Tolkien’s many linguistic jokes. He devised a name using Old English elements that had an Irish/Gaelic inspiration. In Old English it means “horse joy” or “joy in horses”, which is suitable for one of the Rohirrim; in Gaelic it may mean “young warrior”, which is suitable for Éowyn’s place in Rohirric society as a shield-maiden. And this double-entendre would seem to reflect the close association the Rohirrim have with their Dunlending neighbors, whom everyone seems to agree were somehow modeled on Celtic (probably Gaelic) tribes.
What I think we can say with confidence, however, is that Tolkien did not simply make up the name."
Always the WORST EVER ,LOL
Never stand between a Storm with a Death Wish and The Witch King!
She doesn’t care and she’s not scared of him!
Better Run away!
Worst? I remember a worst storm in Ireland and England back in the days of THE COMING ICE AGE hoax. Used as proof the Ice Age was upon us.
This is basically the same low that brought snow to the southeast states yesterday. It is now racing along in a strong jet stream and located southeast of Newfoundland.
Weather models show winds reaching land 0300-0600 Friday that are stronger than any recorded since 19th century, a storm in Jan 1839 known as “the Big Wind” destroyed towns on Ireland’s west coast and is estimated to have produced 120 mph winds, this one could be over 100 mph.
The entire country is on red alert for the storm (which was named from a pre-existing winter storm list used by Ireland and the united kingdom). It is not expected to be as severe in England or Wales, just parts of s.w. Scotland.
One weather model has it at 936 mbs off the coast Friday, and that would be equal to the lowest pressure recorded on land in Ireland since Dec 1886.
Galway and Limerick are two large towns likely to see major wind damage. Dublin and Cork could be less severely affected.
(above is a general reply, did not intend a personal reply)
“One weather model has it at 936 mbs off the coast Friday, and that would be equal to the lowest pressure recorded on land in Ireland since Dec 1886.” Thank you.
A few years ago, they changed the shape of the Guinness bottles, and I swear that when they did, they also changed what was inside. The brew in the old long, narrow bottles was much better.
In 1961 Hurricane Debbie hit Ireland and England causing several deaths and extensive damage.
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