The Number One Trend On Irish Twitter Today Is A Bit Unfortunate

As Hurricane Ophelia is battering Ireland and the country is going into lock-down, it appears that maybe a lot of us should go back to school.

Because the number one trend on Ireland's Twitter is in fact a misspelling. Yep, we have managed to make #Opheila trend instead of #Ophelia.

The hurricane is going to be the talk of the nation the next couple of months, but many haven't spelled it right - it does take quite a lot of tweets to become the number one trend.

People have been reacting to the mistake vocally and many are confused as to what is the correct spelling.

Here are some of our favourite tweets:

On thing I've learned about about Ireland is that we can't spell. It's #Ophelia, not #Opheila. pic.twitter.com/E8XHXkq4I1
— Ger Duffy (@GrDffy) October 16, 2017

I'm moving to Galway. It's the only area/city in Ireland that can actually spell. #Ophelia the top trend there, #Opheila everywhere else ????
— Patrick Kennelly (@PatrickKennelly) October 16, 2017

You can really tell who did Hamlet for the Leaving Cert by who can spell #Ophelia right. #Opheila? #Opehlia?
— Mr Carmie (@Mrcarmie) October 16, 2017

#Ophelia #Opehlia #Opheila #Opheilia
Wind is so strong we cant even spell anymore. https://t.co/rxTuWh2YNq
— zita (@Zita_eskills) October 16, 2017

Well folks, the correct spelling as said by Met Éireann is in fact: Ophelia.

We do appreciate the bit of comic relief, though.