These selection of pictures reveal just how magical it really was.

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Walking in the snow on the Castlereigh Hills in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

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Walking in the snow on the Castlereigh Hills in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

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People play in the snow on the Castlereigh Hills in east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

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.Snowfall near Raffrey County Down on Sunday Morning after heavy snowfall.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia
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