40th day of rain will mean St Swithin curse has struck

IF IT rains today then Ireland will have had 40 days of rainfall, proving the legend of St Swithin true.

40th day of rain will mean St Swithin curse has struck
Fri, 24 Aug, 2007 - 01:00
Paul Kelly

Met Éireann figures show rain has fallen in the Republic every day since the saint’s day on July 15.

The legend goes back 1,036 years, when the remains of Swithin, the Bishop of Winchester, were reburied on July 15 in 971.

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