These selection of pictures reveal just how magical it really was.
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The sun goes down over Belfast on a cold January Sunday as seen from the Craigantlet Hills in Co. Down. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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People enjoy the snow at Stormont in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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Runners on the greenway at Gilnahirk in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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People enjoy the snow at Stormont in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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