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Siren in Cork City

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  • 01-12-2019 12:06am
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    Pen Rua
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    There’s an extremely loud siren sounding for the last 5 mins (since approx 23:00). I’m close to Shandon and it seems to be coming from the other side of city. Having recently moved to Cork, I haven’t a notion what it is... could anyone enlighten me?


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    corks finest
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    Pen Rua wrote: »
    There’s an extremely loud siren sounding for the last 5 mins (since approx 23:00). I’m close to Shandon and it seems to be coming from the other side of city. Having recently moved to Cork, I haven’t a notion what it is... could anyone enlighten me?

    Fog horn ? Hear them regularly here'in carrigaline,shandon maybe


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    Pen Rua
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    corks finest wrote: »
    Fog horn ? Hear them regularly here'in carrigaline,shandon maybe

    I’ve tried to attach a short clip to this reply...

    Evidently, it didn’t work...!

    And up on streamable: https://streamable.com/u0iey


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    EastCork2018
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    Pen Rua wrote: »
    I’ve tried to attach a short clip to this reply...

    Evidently, it didn’t work...!

    And up on streamable: https://streamable.com/u0iey

    Murphys/Heineken Brewery on Leitrim St, not far from Shandon.

    They've a 1940's air raid siren before the release large amounts of steam. True story :)


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    questionmark?
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    EastCork2018 wrote: »
    Murphys/Heineken Brewery on Leitrim St, not far from Shandon.

    They've a 1940's air raid siren before the release large amounts of steam. True story :)

    Are you serious?


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    For Forks Sake
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    Pen Rua wrote: »
    There’s an extremely loud siren sounding for the last 5 mins (since approx 23:00). I’m close to Shandon and it seems to be coming from the other side of city. Having recently moved to Cork, I haven’t a notion what it is... could anyone enlighten me?

    Are we at war?


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    jhegarty
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    The tans are coming. Check you attic for any civil war rifles.


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    Tom44
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    Daragh Murphy blowing off (useless) steam.
    Or counting the €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€


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    corks finest
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    jhegarty wrote: »
    The tans are coming. Check you attic for any civil war rifles.

    Tans never left now called FG


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    Oasis1974
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    Maybe it was a ship it was foggy last night we are close to water?


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    Aglomerado
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    Oasis1974 wrote: »
    Maybe it was a ship it was foggy last night we are close to water?

    That should be it; I lived in Blackrock a few years ago and often nearly fell out of bed with the shock of those sirens going off in the night. :D:D


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    Mahony0509
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    I heard a loud air-raid nose in Rochestown this morning about 11:30. Thought it was very strange.


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    BeansBeans
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    Ya heard the air raid siren in blackrock this morning. But I hear quite often since I moved here, it's not unusual anymore


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    Cherry_Cola
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    Heard in Glanmire around the same time. Sounds kinda eerily cool.


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    tuxy
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    I remember being in Cork City in 2011 and they gave them one last blast before all Irish fog signals were permanently discontinued that year.

    Have they been reintroduced?


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