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Huge Fires In Dublin Mountains Now

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  • 23-04-2006 11:17pm
    #1
    SexyD4Lady
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    Quick..... look out windows towards them


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    Flukey
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    We have been. There is another thread here and in the After Hours forum about them.


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    crosstownk
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    Can only see 3 rock from here. Where is the fire?
    Untitled Image




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    Flukey
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    On the Dublin side. Hard to see for sure, but up near Stepaside I think, in the woods somewhere around there.


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    senordingdong
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    Anybody cared to ring the fire brigade and find out what the feck is going on?


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    Flukey
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    I don't mean to be smart, but it is clear what is going on. They are still going. I can see flashing blue lights in the area now too. The fires have moved westwards.


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    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    Arsen?


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    Alkers
    Registered Users Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭Alkers


    Pic from clonskeagh with a 10x lense


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    Flukey
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    Nearly gone now.


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    Binomate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Binomate


    Controled fire maybe? They could be burning out those safety ditches.


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    whats happening up there as i seen smoke yesterday and today.


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    senordingdong
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    So did anyone find out what this was all about?

    Was it at all visible from the Laus line?


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    Heyes
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    Gorse fires


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    senordingdong
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    What's a gorse fire?


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    Heyes
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    senordingdong wrote:
    What's a gorse fire?

    Gorse is a type of plant that basically grows like wild fire. Farmers burn its during the summer months to get rid of it.


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    senordingdong
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    So why were the fires so big?
    And why did one boardster claim to see the fire brigade around their too?


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    Heyes
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    senordingdong wrote:
    So why were the fires so big?
    And why did one boardster claim to see the fire brigade around their too?

    There was fire brigades there. Gorse is a very dry plant and can get out of control very easily. What happened on the Dublin Mountains is not uncommon.

    Most gorse fires are normally produced in a small scale, things must have just gotten out of control that night.


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    drdre
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    Heyes wrote:
    Gorse is a type of plant that basically grows like wild fire. Farmers burn its during the summer months to get rid of it.

    Farmers are causing hassle again:D


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    avfcdavemac
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    i took these a cuple of days ago. Check out my thread for more + a video...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcj3584A3s


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    Heyes
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    cheers for putting them up. Gorse fires are an annual thing, they should really be able to try and control them, or at least not have so many fires on the go :rolleyes:


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    senordingdong
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    Or so much drama.


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    Heyes
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    senordingdong wrote:
    Or so much drama.

    exactly


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    parsi
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    SexyD4Lady wrote:
    Quick..... look out windows towards them

    Damn.. all I can see is Montenotte...


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    Jello
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    I was on a plane on my way to Iceland when they were burning.
    Looked very big from the air, lots of smoke.


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    drdre
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    i could still see smoke today even tough it was raining


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