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Fire on Ireland's Eye

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    #32
    Dizzyblonde
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    The grass will recover pretty quick given the time of the year but the birds will have been nesting these months so worst affected.

    I've been thinking about the baby birds, hope the losses haven't been too great


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    #33
    Stheno
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    I confused lambay with Ireland's eye forgot how close it is to howrh


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    #34
    neris
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    Out sailing yesterday got below on the way back in. When we were going out at 12 the smoke was light but by 2 was very thick and you couldnt see the east side of howth from north of irelands eye. It doesnt look to bad from that angle but was quite heavy smoke once you got in front of the big beach. There were a few people on the beach aswell as we went past and 2 fire engines on the end of the west pier at aqua

    20150620_150355.jpg


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    #35
    tricky D
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    Both fires are still smoking. DFB arriving again at Kilrock as I type.


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    #36
    tricky D
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    Pix from this afternoon:

    The full set from the last few days is here: http://s250.photobucket.com/user/trickydky/library/howth/irelands%20eye%20fire%2018-06-2015?sort=3&page=1

    (2 for the price of 1)

    Burnt ground x 2

    irelands-eye-fire-jun2015-26_zpsbysxvadc.jpg

    irelands-eye-fire-jun2015-12_zpsj01err6n.jpg


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    #37
    tricky D
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    Both still going, flaming up now and again. And saw a good bit of smoke an hour ago on the Bull Island.


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    #38
    Dizzyblonde
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    Really? That's a long time for them to be going, the windy weather probably didn't help.
    What we need is a good downpour.


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    #39
    Pipmae
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    It seems there is one in Howth now as well.

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/firefighters-battle-gorse-fire-in-howth-31323913.html


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    #40
    Stheno
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    Pipmae wrote: »
    It seems there is one in Howth now as well.

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/firefighters-battle-gorse-fire-in-howth-31323913.html

    Think that's the volcano one from the weekend that has rekindled?


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    #41
    tricky D
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    It is indeed the Kilrock 'volcano'. The wind has turned, so it has relighted and was threatening the house opposite Tara Hall. I could see some glows on the way home a few minutes ago.

    The island is also still smouldering and occasionally flaming.


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    #42
    P_1
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    Slightly OT but methinks the Indo need some new sub editors.
    Indo wrote:
    Three fire crews have arrived to tackle the blaze near Balscadden, reported to have started less than an hour ago near the Hollywood Lakes golf club.


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    #43
    neris
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    Smoking again this evening up behind the martello tower.


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    #44
    neris
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    3 fire engines and a fire van speeding along the harbour front about 10pm aswell. not sure wheres on fire now


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    #45
    tricky D
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    They left about half an hour ago from up the hill somewhere.


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