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Some Irish people got an awful shock over Mother's Day today

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IT’S MOTHER’S DAY basically all over the world today. Take a look.

As a result this happened in Ireland, causing a lot of panic:

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Why Twitter going on about Mother's Day? I'm panicking. Have I missed something?
— Lucy Deakin (@LucyDeakinxo) May 10, 2015

Lucy Deakin / Twitter

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CHILL. We celebrate the day on the fourth Sunday in Lent, along with the UK and Nigeria.

Still, it took a while to sink in

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After some frantic Googling… slowly, the realisation hit

Just figured out its not Mother's Day in Ireland don't feel like a terrible daughter anymore
— amanda (@Song_covers01) May 10, 2015

aoifeeeeeee / Twitter

Hahaha I knew it was Mother's Day today in America 😂😂😂 panicking yesterday thinking it was Mother's Day in Ireland too
— Jessica Nelson (@Jessnelson_x) May 10, 2015

Jessica Nelson / Twitter

It's not Mother's Day in Ireland this weekend and yet everytime someone posts about it I panic thinking I've forgotten...send help.
— Gráinne Perry (@YaYa_Sweets) May 9, 2015

Grainne Perry / Twitter

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I had to ask my ma I was like Mother's Day is in March right ? 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/DPEfBhfLFF
— Kay [PB] (@flood_katelyn) May 10, 2015

niall is bae / Twitter

Does this mean they missed it in March, or have a very short memory?

Poor mammy.

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Some Irish people got an awful shock over Mother's Day today

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Still, it took a while to sink in

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After some frantic Googling… slowly, the realisation hit

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