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Jelly Fish (Dublin)

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  • 21-06-2012 2:23pm
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    Briando
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    Took a swim off the Forty Foot last night and it was covered in jellyfish. Its a godam freaky feeling when you swim onto one and its rubbing you face.

    Whats brought them all out? Just the time of the year or some currents washing them in?

    Anybody out west seeing many? Will make Hell of the West a very freaky swim if so.


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    gottarun
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    Saw something on Twitter during the week about there being a few in the bay at Kilkee alright.

    Not a fan myself.


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    kingQuez
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    There were loads in killiney last week :eek:, none there yesterday :D


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    Briando
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    kingQuez wrote: »
    There were loads in killiney last week :eek:, none there yesterday :D

    Must have been some as 40ft was swamped with them!


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    tunney
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    Only thing I hate more than jellies are sharks.


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    Briando
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    tunney wrote: »
    Only thing I hate more than jellies are sharks.

    More likely to be killed by a jelly fish than a shark. At certain times of the year they dont swim in the sea north of Brisbane in Australia because of the Jelly Fish. 2 kinds of them.. Stingers and some other one.

    Dont think Ireland has any really dangerous jelly fish.


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    kingQuez
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    What about the seals?


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    RacoonQueen
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    kingQuez wrote: »
    What about the seals?

    Even more dangerous than the jellies. They've gots the teeth and rumour has it amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by one...


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    tunney
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    kingQuez wrote: »
    What about the seals?

    Guy in my club got humped by the male seal out by the forty foot. He was swimming along minding his own business when all of a sudden the seal swam onto him and started humping him........


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    kingQuez
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    tunney wrote: »
    Guy in my club got humped by the male seal out by the forty foot. He was swimming along minding his own business when all of a sudden the seal swam onto him and started humping him........

    lmfao, I made the right call getting out when it showed up then:D


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    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    tunney wrote: »
    Only thing I hate more than jellies are sharks.

    What about plodders wearing headphones ?


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    tunney
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    kingQuez wrote: »
    lmfao, I made the right call getting out when it showed up then:D

    he said it was the best ride he had in a while


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    tunney
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    What about plodders wearing headphones ?

    I was going to say that they won't eat me but............


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    BTH
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Even more dangerous than the jellies. They've gots the teeth and rumour has it amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by one...

    No no, that was interested down in Kilkee last year. I can see how the mistake could be made though....


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    tunney
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    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    No no, that was interested down in Kilkee last year. I can see how the mistake could be made though....

    amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by interested in kilkee last year????


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    El Director
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    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    No no, that was interested down in Kilkee last year. I can see how the mistake could be made though....

    I call him the 'predator' for a reason.....


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    sconhome
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    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    No no, that was interested down in Kilkee last year. I can see how the mistake could be made though....
    tunney wrote: »
    amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by interested in kilkee last year????

    So this is how Chinese whispers is played!!


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    tunney
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    amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by interested with a Chinese whisker in kilkee last year????

    wow sounds dodgy


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    interested
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    tunney wrote: »
    amphibiankingwest was sexually assaulted by interested with a Chinese whisker in kilkee last year????

    wow sounds dodgy

    Thats completely untrue and an outrageous falsehood. It was in Swinford.


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    hootini
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    Channel Chinese Whisper.

    Breaking News:

    ......A headphone wearing seal apeears to have had a threesome with a bad ass jellyfish and Amphibiankingwest in Kilkee last year.....


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    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Saw my first jellyfish while swimming at Seapoint today at lunchtime. They seem to have been the common type but I didn't get stung. Am I mad for swimming with shorts and hat and no wetsuit?!


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    mloc123
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    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Saw my first jellyfish while swimming at Seapoint today at lunchtime. They seem to have been the common type but I didn't get stung. Am I mad for swimming with shorts and hat and no wetsuit?!

    Swam there yesterday and didn't see any... Luckily.


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    dited
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    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Saw my first jellyfish while swimming at Seapoint today at lunchtime. They seem to have been the common type but I didn't get stung. Am I mad for swimming with shorts and hat and no wetsuit?!

    I was there at high tide and there were quite a few out between the first two buoys on the left. Only spotted the common ones alright; for most people contact with them will have no effect, while people with a sensitivity to them will only experience a mild sting, not as bad as a nettle sting. Still a bit off-putting without a suit! Good guide to the ones to look out for here.

    Wouldn't worry too much about it, you could ask the lifeguards if there's been any nasty ones about though.


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    Briando
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    mloc123 wrote: »
    Swam there yesterday and didn't see any... Luckily.

    Gonna head down tomorrow night and swim the bouys, fingers crossed there are not to many.


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    kingQuez
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    Saw one big stringy stingey fecker in killiney tonight right infront of me; looked in the right place at the right time to avoid him... then spent the rest of the swim paranoid looking for them and not swimming properly. Only 5-6 of the common jellyfish tonight.


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    Redzah
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    I swam 3 of the buoys last night in Seapoint and didn't notice any. Got home for a shower and felt a small sting on might right cheekbone and had a redness around it. It must have been a small sting from a jelly as i can't think how else it would've happened. I'm not too bothered really as it's barely noticeable and not uncomfortable and i enjoyed my swim so wouldn't put me off.


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    Micilin Muc
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    Friend got stung today at Seapoint. He didn't feel it happen so didn't see what kind of jellyfish.

    The lifeguards there told us the more dangerous ones won't be around until later in the summer.


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