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What's the most remotest place in Ireland?

qwert2 · 2009-05-01 02:39:16

Some may say the obvious places like the Wicklow mountains or the Mountains in Kerry. For Dublin I'd reckon the mountains near three rock

01-05-2009 2:39am

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Some may say the obvious places like the Wicklow mountains or the Mountains in Kerry. For Dublin I'd reckon the mountains near three rock

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#2 01-05-2009 2:42am

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Id say the islands off the coast are harder to get to... :rolleyes:

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#3 01-05-2009 2:43am

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falipo wrote: »

Id say the islands off the coast are harder to get to... :rolleyes:

True...........keep it to mainland

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#4 01-05-2009 2:48am

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I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.

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#5 01-05-2009 2:51am

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The-Rigger wrote: »

I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.

Ha ha ha ya eegit thats bloody brilliant . Eegit part was messing.

Fastest place is tuam.
Geddit

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#6 01-05-2009 2:56am

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On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

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#7 01-05-2009 2:59am

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One of the Craggy variety?

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#8 01-05-2009 3:02am

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tory island

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#9 01-05-2009 3:04am

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minidazzler wrote: »

On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

The definition of road probably takes a good battering there though.

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#10 01-05-2009 3:05am

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minidazzler wrote: »

On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

Really? How true is that?

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#11 01-05-2009 3:19am

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Oilean Thoraigh (Tory Island)

or The back of Errigal up past Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore).

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#12 01-05-2009 3:23am

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The tv department of Curry's in Blanchardstown

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#13 01-05-2009 3:25am

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The-Rigger wrote: »

I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.

I know, it's Offaly cold there.

/gets coat

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#14 01-05-2009 3:33am

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doonothing wrote: »

Really? How true is that?

I was told it by a friend who is well into mountaineering and hillwalking etc. He would be one to know like. However he could have said 7 miles rather than Kilometers, I am not 100% sure.

The Definition of Road does take a battering though, by road he meant a trail that has been travelled enough that you can tell by looking at it.

I heard it somewhere else as well, I just can't remember where.

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#15 01-05-2009 3:36am

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Oh I'm not accusing ya of lying or anything, I hope to break it out as an interesting fact someday, I was just wondering how such information comes about Thanks!

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#16 01-05-2009 3:46am

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doonothing wrote: »

Oh I'm not accusing ya of lying or anything, I hope to break it out as an interesting fact someday, I was just wondering how such information comes about Thanks!

Say miles and you are definitely right. I just did a quick once over of Ireland there on Mapmyrun where you can do distances, I found nowhere over 7km after looking for likely remote places. Remember, Farmers paths are roads too.

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#17 01-05-2009 4:31am

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most electrical shops, they sell loads of remotes

thats a remote place... right ?

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#18 01-05-2009 5:41am

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skellig michael

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Number 2 Kildare Street is quite possibly the most remote location from reality that I have ever come across.

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#20 01-05-2009 5:51am

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i allways found walking through ducblin city center at5.30 in the morning very remote....

tho as for remote place's every countys got them its just finding them thats the hard part

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#21 01-05-2009 6:37am

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my house on a friday morning.....
damn work.

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#22 01-05-2009 7:18am

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Most remotest? LOL

Most remote.

That begs the question: Most remote from what?

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#23 01-05-2009 7:41am

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Surprised no-one mentioned the mighty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall for offshore. Though a few other feckers claim it too. Prepare to lose yourself on wikipedia reading about beautiful places like St. Kilda if you're not careful! I was actually looking up Rockall a couple of days ago and came across this site. Onion-type news stories which are pretty funny and will waste lots of your time if you let it! http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/

"The ownership of Rockall is disputed as are the exploration and fishing rights on the Rockall Bank. A meeting between the countries involved (the United Kingdom, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands), Ireland and Iceland), is scheduled for May 2009."

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#24 01-05-2009 7:42am

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Well, don't know about Ireland, but here's a map of the remotest places on earth:
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/small-world

http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg20227041.500/mg20227041.500-1_1000.jpg

Pity you can't zoom on Ireland, but it looks like Kerry is the remotestest...
EDIT: hold on, Connemara and a wee bit of Donegal look like they might do too.

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The toilets in DCU science block. Used them frequently for 4 years and never encountered a single person in all that time. It was like something out of the Twilight Zone. The "Toilight Zone" I guess.

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The Daíl.

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Between the cushions of your sofa

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Whinny's bush FTW (Bet no-one could even tell me where it is)

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Kipperhell wrote: »

The Daíl.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60060599&postcount=19

We're on the same page lol

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destroyer wrote: »

Whinny's bush FTW (Bet no-one could even tell me where it is)

Between Whinny's legs?

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#31 01-05-2009 9:28am

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Belmullet

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#32 01-05-2009 9:29am

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Do Irish embassies abroad count?

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missmatty wrote: »

Belmullet

You took the words right out of my mouth... In the 70s Belmullet was still doing things the way the rest of Mayo had in the 50s.

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#34 01-05-2009 11:08am

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my bed. .very remote

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#35 01-05-2009 12:31pm

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destroyer wrote: »

Whinny's bush FTW (Bet no-one could even tell me where it is)

Between Whi....

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Between Whinny's legs?

D'oh, beaten to it!

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#36 01-05-2009 12:34pm

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Would it be even more remote than the most remote place in Ireland ?

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#37 01-05-2009 12:38pm

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greendom wrote: »

Would it be even more remote than the most remote place in Ireland ?

haha, i was thinking the same thing!!

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#38 01-05-2009 12:43pm

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I haven't the remotest idea.:P

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#39 01-05-2009 12:59pm

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Rockall.

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#41 01-05-2009 1:04pm

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Somewhere up near Bangor Erris, or the coast road north of Newport

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#42 01-05-2009 1:12pm

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Mullaghclevaun (850m) in wicklow is remote, no roads for 6km at least.

Black valley in co kerry too.. lots of roads in there but not many gaffs.

T

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#43 01-05-2009 1:31pm

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Up around Donegal

http://www.a-wee-bit-of-ireland.com/eire_jul_2005/slieve_league_02.html

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Has to be Blacksod surely.......

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#45 01-05-2009 3:26pm

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Somewhere up near Bangor Erris, or the coast road north of Newport

Ballycroy

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#46 01-05-2009 5:42pm

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Pherekydes wrote: »

Most remotest? LOL

Most remote.

That begs the question: Most remote from what?

I've been slowly going through the posts praying to God someone would correct that.

The English language has been saved once more!

@Pherekydes [doff cap]

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behind mary harney... The great beyond as its known.

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#48 02-05-2009 9:44am

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minidazzler wrote: »

On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

I want you on my pub quiz team!!

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Kipperhell wrote: »

The Daíl.

da-illl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

spelt - dáil

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#50 02-05-2009 11:38am

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My couch. I'm feckin always having to use the remote control from there.

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there is a part of kerry that has no mobile phone coverage and probably never will have any because there are no people there

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