These selection of pictures reveal just how magical it really was.
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People enjoy the snow at Stormont in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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Seven-year-old Ciaran and 11-year-old Ollie enjoy the snow at Stormont 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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Snow on the Rocky Road in the Castlereigh Hills, east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye