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  • 16-05-2007 8:18am
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    Carrickman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭


    One of the adverts running on the radio at the moment for Discover Ireland tells you to visit the highest Sea Cliffs in Europe in Achill, the highest Sea Cliffs in Europe are Slibh Liag in SW Donegal all the money they are spending on this campaign and they cant even get their facts right :mad:


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    muffler
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    Hate to burst the bubble but apparently Achill has a 67 metre advantage over Slieve League - Source


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    Carrickman
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    Slieve League
    There are good beaches around the peninsula, but the highlight of any visit should be a hike up Slieve League - at 1,972 feet, the highest sea cliff in Europe. If you follow the narrow road west from Teelin, it becomes alarmingly steep and winding before reaching Bunglass and Amharc MA3r, from which the views are absolutely stunning.
    Was always led to believe that they were the highest, haven’t got the Guinness Book of Records at hand to check it out but remember hearing on Today FM last year when this question was asked and the result was Slibh Liag was the highest. Wikipedia is a dodgy enough source a Achill man could have submitted that!!


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    muffler
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    Carrickman wrote:
    Wikipedia is a dodgy enough source a Achill man could have submitted that!!
    :D:D


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    sesswhat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    Marion talks (out of her arse) about the Cliffs of Moher

    Every tourist board has a licence to blow their own trumpet. The tourists take it with a pinch of salt but the locals end up believing it.


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    GG66
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    Noticed also a bit something like "walk among tree tops on the banks of the shannon"

    I'm 99% certain that's in the forest park boyle. Wonder why does every other destination get mentioned by county but forest park doesn't get the promotion...?


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    donegalman1
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    Yeah I noticed that straight away when I heard that today. They are incorrect and the ad should not be aired.


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    nanook
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    GG66 wrote:
    Noticed also a bit something like "walk among tree tops on the banks of the shannon"

    I'm 99% certain that's in the forest park boyle. Wonder why does every other destination get mentioned by county but forest park doesn't get the promotion...?


    Technically forest park is the roscommon but we can let it go from here. in relation to the advertising, people will embelish like crazy so they promote their own. How many of you guys landed the best job in the world and is being fast tracked to be the CEO, well that was the story your mother was telling


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    adamcp
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    Not really surprising considering not so long ago they made failte Ireland maps with Inishowen as part of county Derry


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    Carrickman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Carrickman


    New Discover Ireland add on radio this morning part of it saying "why not visit Slibh Liag the highest sea cliffs in Europe"!!!

    Thats that rant over!!


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