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Avoca Fire?

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  • 19-10-2007 11:14pm
    #1
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Hey, anyone have any idea how badly Avoca Shop and Cafe in Bunratty is damaged? (Fire there tonight!)


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    golden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭golden


    Totally gutted saw the clock tower fall no roof left just the shell from what I could see was left.

    Dirty Nellies was closed also seen the fire brigade having to wet the staw on Dirty Nellies.

    Fire tenders still there at 23:30


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    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Wonder what happened? Was only saying the other day that I should go there for lunch soon. Obviously not now!


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    Melion
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    Drove past it last night, i thought it was Nellys that was on fire. The flames were huge, right up to the top of the castle. I have a picture on my phone, ill upload it later.

    I just drove past it again about an hour ago, its totally gutted and the road beside it is closed. There are guards standing there directing drivers away


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    Evil_Clown
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    Melion wrote: »
    Drove past it last night, i thought it was Nellys that was on fire. The flames were huge, right up to the top of the castle. I have a picture on my phone, ill upload it later.

    I just drove past it again about an hour ago, its totally gutted and the road beside it is closed. There are guards standing there directing drivers away

    Same as

    Was on my way home from Dublin Friday Night and passed Bunratty around 8
    That Avoca shop was an inferno, you could still smell the smoke about 5 miles further down the road.
    was gonna pull in and take a video but all the places on the hard should were already taken !
    Anyone know how it started ??


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    opelmanta
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭opelmanta


    No reports on how it started yet. gardai wil prob know this evening or tomorrow.big shock and bigger shame. lets hope they build it back soon bigger and better!!


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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Anyone know the cause of the fire? Went past it this weekend on my way back to Cork, first time seeing it since the fire. :(


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    golden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭golden


    From what I have heard it was an electrical problem and started in the kitchens


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    opelmanta
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭opelmanta


    heard that the kitchems were the last place to go up and that it started inside the main entrance on the right somewhere


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    5h4mr0(k
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    Melion wrote: »
    Drove past it last night, i thought it was Nellys that was on fire. The flames were huge, right up to the top of the castle. I have a picture on my phone, ill upload it later.

    Any sign of the photo?


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    livinginkorea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,438 ✭✭✭livinginkorea


    What's it like now?


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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    livinginkorea wrote: »
    What's it like now?

    As of yesterday it's still as bad as ever, if not worse.


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