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Whats there to do in Waterford???
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Coumshingaun looks savage lads!! is that up above mahon falls? if you climb the whole way up to the top and keep going? i climbed up to the top of the falls about 3 weeks ago but didn't go exploring much once i got up there as i was tired from a Jiu Jitsu grading that morning in kilkenny
overkill wha? haha :rolleyes:
Lucy - dont worry, my dog is still alive, but my ex girlfriend owns her now
custody haha im gonna be getting my own dog later this year when i buy my gaff whoo hooo gonna walk the hind legs off it Lucy Locket wrote: »I'm doing some volunteering work with children with disabilities in on Tuesday eveings, was great.
yesterday was Tuesday... were you down by McDonalds on the cork road yesterday with them? i saw a good looking girl looking after a some children with disabilities yesterday when down there on my lunch
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Macker Eire wrote: »
yesterday was Tuesday... were you down by McDonalds on the cork road yesterday with them? i saw a good looking girl looking after a some children with disabilities yesterday when down there on my lunch
I'd love to lay claim to that, but I'm afraid it wasn't me.....grrrrrr jealous of that good looking girl now...lol....No I was working with the kids in the evening, there was a evening camp on for them... 0 -
ahh ok, yea you said evening sorry my bad, i was there in the afternoon..
well just for the record for anyone that is wondering.. That also was NOT me that was swinging out of a barstool in geoffs at the bar last night with a beer in one hand and a glass of "sea dog" rum in the other!!
it was someone pretending to be me (pretty good impression too) 0 -
Macker Eire wrote: »ahh ok, yea you said evening sorry my bad, i was there in the afternoon..
well just for the record for anyone that is wondering.. That also was NOT me that was swinging out of a barstool in geoffs at the bar last night with a beer in one hand and a glass of "sea dog" rum in the other!!
it was someone pretending to be me (pretty good impression too)
G'wan Macker, you never lost it;) How are you getting on these days? Still keeping up all the neighbours with the drumming.0 -
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Macker Eire wrote: »Coumshingaun looks savage lads!! is that up above mahon falls? if you climb the whole way up to the top and keep going?
The walk from the top of Mahon Falls to the top of the cliff in Coumshingaun is a fairly rough one, there's a lot of peat hags and gullies crossing it and it's not as enjoyable a walk as the one from the car park near the lake itself.
You'd be better off heading to the lake from the car park in Kilclooney wood on the main Carrick/Dungarvan road. I uploaded a section of the OS map for the area so you can see.
The walk to the lake is grand, but if you're considering going on further then you'd want to have a little experience in mountain walking and bring appropriate clothing and equipment.
There's also a few good resources on the web about the area.
Climbing.ie
DLS Scouts
And lastly bear in mind if you do go from Mahon Falls to Coumshingaun you'll be approaching a cliff that's taller that the Cliffs of Moher. And you don't want to do that in bad visibility
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The walk from the top of Mahon Falls to the top of the cliff in Coumshingaun is a fairly rough one, there's a lot of peat hags and gullies crossing it and it's not as enjoyable a walk as the one from the car park near the lake itself.
You'd be better off heading to the lake from the car park in Kilclooney wood on the main Carrick/Dungarvan road. I uploaded a section of the OS map for the area so you can see.
The walk to the lake is grand, but if you're considering going on further then you'd want to have a little experience in mountain walking and bring appropriate clothing and equipment.
There's also a few good resources on the web about the area.
Climbing.ie
DLS Scouts
And lastly bear in mind if you do go from Mahon Falls to Coumshingaun you'll be approaching a cliff that's taller that the Cliffs of Moher. And you don't want to do that in bad visibility
Best of luck with it!
Hey Roen, it's about ten years since my scouting days and unfortunately that also means it's about that long since I've been to Coumshingaun. Found out recently that my girlfriend has never been there. So it'll have to be the easiest way possible for us to get there.
Coming from Waterford, what's the best way to get to Kilclooney wood? And, from the guide on climbing.ie
is it necessary to at least have a compass with you?An alternative and shorter approach involves parking at Kilclooney wood (GR. 342103), follow a track through the woods from the north west corner of the car-park until you meet a forest road, turn right and follow this to the forest boundary, follow the fence to the corner of the forest from where some sheep tracks may be followed to the lake. This latter approach saves about fifteen minutes.
I'm pretty sure I've done this route a few times before, but it's so long ago now, I may as well have never been!0 -
The handiest way is to just head for Mahon Falls and just before Powers shop (the one that never has anything in it) take the right for Carrick-On-Suir. You'll see the car park on the left after about 5-10 mins.
If you're just going to the lake it's a handy walk if you're in any way fit. As regards a map and compass it's always better to be looking at them than for them
The path once you leave Kilclooney wood is obvious and should provide you an easy retreat even in poor visibility though.
Bear in mind the Summer is not exactly treating us well so you're bound to get a nice wetting even if you don't go in for a dip!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=18384258045454219036,52.255790,-7.116300&view=map&saddr=Hennessy%27s+Rd+%4052.255790,+-7.116300&daddr=52.245881,-7.501259&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=12&doflg=ptk&sll=52.228851,-7.444611&sspn=0.159399,0.43808&ie=UTF8&ll=52.221911,-7.323761&spn=0.159423,0.43808&z=120 -
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The handiest way is to just head for Mahon Falls and just before Powers shop (the one that never has anything in it) take the right for Carrick-On-Suir. You'll see the car park on the left after about 5-10 mins.
If you're just going to the lake it's a handy walk if you're in any way fit. As regards a map and compass it's always better to be looking at them than for them
The path once you leave Kilclooney wood is obvious and should provide you an easy retreat even in poor visibility though.
Bear in mind the Summer is not exactly treating us well so you're bound to get a nice wetting even if you don't go in for a dip!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=18384258045454219036,52.255790,-7.116300&view=map&saddr=Hennessy%27s+Rd+%4052.255790,+-7.116300&daddr=52.245881,-7.501259&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=12&doflg=ptk&sll=52.228851,-7.444611&sspn=0.159399,0.43808&ie=UTF8&ll=52.221911,-7.323761&spn=0.159423,0.43808&z=12
Cool! How long a walk is it to the lake? I remember taking a dip on a scorching hot Summer's day and wondering how anything could be that cold on such a warm day!
So an OS map and a compass would be handy. Cheap enough anyway yeah? Would be handy to have if I ever get it into my head to do something a bit mroe adventureous!0 -
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Lucy Locket wrote: »Hey People,
(I'm doing some volunteering work with children with disabilities in on Tuesday eveings, was great.)
how did ya get into volunteering work, i been lookin on net and cant find anything in waterford, but i know there lots around. goin to go to citizen advice tmw if get chance, but baby dad comin twm eve to bring her to dublin for wkd so need to get her sorted...
anyways, how did u getinto volunteering
http://www.wap.ie/htmlsite/Products.asp?step=2&id=2&pstring=2
This is a link to the volunteering section in waterford area partnership - thre is a bit in it so should help in some way
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King Ludvig wrote: »Im going to WIT in a coulpe of weeks. Does anyone know if theres an Aikido club? (its a type of japanese self defence)
http://www2.wit.ie/StudentLifeServices/SportRecreation/SportsClubs/IndoorMartialArtsSports/
There isn't one listed there (which isn't to say it doesnt exist). Pop over to the Clubs and Socs office (in the courtyard) during your first week and ask. If it doesnt exist you could always start it
Of course there may be one in the city somewhere, but I wouldn't know where to start looking for that. Maybe pop into some of the gyms/martial arts schools and ask there.0 -
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