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I'm finding it impossible to believe that that picture is of the nine daughters hole.
look at the shape of the opening on my pics below. Left picture is of the "hidden beach", right is definitely the 9 daughters hole
The shape is completely different
The Geo Twitter poster mentions "hole of the bull", which is what the left hand photo with the beach seems to be. That is the hole that's located at Beenconeen, the place that I mentioned in my last post.
The right hand photo on the Twitter post is the 9 daughters hole, and there's no sign of a beach.
I suppose it's possible that there's a "beach" at the bottom of the 9 daughters hole, perhaps at low tide, but I've never been down there so wouldn't know
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The Geo Twitter poster mentions "hole of the bull", which is what the left hand photo with the beach seems to be. That is the hole that's located at Beenconeen, the place that I mentioned in my last post.
The right hand photo on the Twitter post is the 9 daughters hole, and there's no sign of a beach.
I suppose it's possible that there's a "beach" at the bottom of the 9 daughters hole, perhaps at low tide, but I've never been down there so wouldn't know
I'm intrigued now so will be having a good look every time I pass
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snow scorpion wrote: »Here's a quick bird's-eye look at the Hole:
Cued to the right spot for your convenience
Why didn't I think of this yesterday?
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Haunted Ireland: Ballybunion, the beach town with a dark past
https://www.irishpost.com/outandabout/haunted-ireland-ballybunion-beach-town-dark-past-1690620 -
This is a picture of the Pookeenee Castle, Ballybunion. It's on the cliff walk, not far from the 9 Daughter's Hole. Apologies for the poor photo, it's taken from Danny Houlihan's book, "Ballybunion, an illustrated history". I didn't scan it, as I didn't want to break the spine.
Legend has it that if you visit this castle at the wrong time, you will be plagued by bad dreams and nightmares. The only way to relieve the spell, is to visit the Pookeenes again, and walk around them three times in the dark with your eyes closed. Or something like that....
The word Pookeenees has its root in 'puca' (pronounced pookah where I come from) which is Irish for ghosts. So it probably is a haunted place!
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Ballybunion Marketing has called on people visiting Ballybunion beach to adhere strictly to social distancing.
Huge crowds visited the beach and other seaside locations yesterday leading to concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
"Huge crowds"?
https://www.radiokerry.ie/ballybunion-marketing-says-many-people-ballybunion-beach-yesterday/0 -
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That makes more sense. I was going to make a joke about four people being a huge crowd but since I'm in NYC I thought people might take it the wrong way.
Ballybunion more crowded than Midtown Manhattan. Who would have thought it.
Here's St. Patrick's Cathedral on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETy0-VZX0AIUHpC?format=jpg&name=medium0
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