Sir, – Conor Pope writes that daffodils are appearing earlier than at any time in living memory ("Daffodils in bloom earlier than usual", January 16th).
This reminded me of a similar article two decades ago, which I found through your archive. In November 1994, you reported that daffodils had appeared in Connemara (“Confused daffodils deceived by signs of spring” November 22nd, 1994). Have I outlived living memory ? – Yours, etc,
BARRY DOHERTY,
Dublin 7.