zombie atack in cork city .....

opti76

where do you set up your safe haven?????

Deliverance

Northside, Zombies wouldn't last 5mins.

Kess73

Head out to Fota, there is a lovely Martello tower there for sale. Fully furnished and converted for modern living on the inside. The entrance is some 20 feet above ground level and the lowest window is similar. Narrow metal stairway to the entrance which could be easily blocked or removed with the right tools. Walls are almost 18 feet thick at the thickest point and is in a fairly secluded location with the estuary at it's back.

opti76

the tyndall building by the mecy hospital ... its central has the river at its back ... all the doors are controlled by rfid cards ...

Kess73

opti76 wrote: »

the tyndall building by the mecy hospital ... its central has the river at its back ... all the doors are controlled by rfid cards ...

Too big a population around that area though for it to be a safe option over time.

Ginja Ninja

I genuinely have no idea of the cork city layout,I'v eonly been in UCC once and that's my experience.

On instinct I'd try and head for the quays,hopefully get my hands on a small boat and book it by water,yes I know the crowd would be against me,but i wouldn't stay in an unfamiliar city or try and hike northward with multiple mountain ranges in my way and the second biggset city in the country to my back.That and I wouldn't be an expert sailor by any means,but 100-200 yards from shore is a safe distance to travel at IMO[if anyone wants to raid me,they can,I nedd 2 hours travelling to get a safe distance away,I'd probably ditch the boat after] and make my way to the west wehr it's familiar and my plans are based here.Ideally stash the boat somewhere secluded if it was in decent sahpe and size for future transport to the islands for a refuge.

I seriously need to think less about this stuff:rolleyes:

ScumLord

The only place I know in Cork is the airport where I did my flying lessons so I guess I'd go there, there's a separate entrance to the flight school at the end of the runway. Lots of light aircraft.

sheesh

is'nt part of cork city on an island if you had enough people you could try and create a clear zone in there

isn't there a castle type building up barrack street that you could fortify and wait it out.

Carsinian Thau

sheesh wrote: »

is'nt part of cork city on an island if you had enough people you could try and create a clear zone in there

That island is too big and has too many connecting bridges for that. Good in theory but the chances of it getting overrun are too high. Also, clearing it to begin with would be almost impossible.

But if you got to it before it fell to the infected and blew off most of the bridges (leaving yourself only one or two) it would become markedly easier to defend...

opti76

you could try and get to fort mitchell... or spike island as it was previously known ... full prison still stands... handy in case someone gets infected.... easy access to the sea... plenty of green land.

GavRedKing

One of the main advantages a Cork plan has over a Dublin is that the City Centre area of Cork is nowhere near as big as Dublin, this would help if an outbreak occured.

I would head to my house and fortify it, I live about 5/6 miles from the centre, in the suburbs. I would try wait it out there for as long as I could. House has easy access to the River Lee and major roads out of Cork to Dublin/Waterford and the rest of the country really, I would try and avoid this option though as I believe travel, unless absolutely necessary is rather pointless and a death trap.

kieranfitz

Collins barraks, haubowline or tw murry's

Seloth

Kess73 wrote: »

Head out to Fota, there is a lovely Martello tower there for sale. Fully furnished and converted for modern living on the inside. The entrance is some 20 feet above ground level and the lowest window is similar. Narrow metal stairway to the entrance which could be easily blocked or removed with the right tools. Walls are almost 18 feet thick at the thickest point and is in a fairly secluded location with the estuary at it's back.

Thats actually On Great Island(Cobh Island for all you ignorant peeps)).

I'd head to spike,Has the fortress/Prision to it so safe and grass so you can go long term by growin plants n stuff.

JBL copys

Spike island seems good but is there a well or spring for water?

Kess73

Seloth wrote: »

Thats actually On Great Island(Cobh Island for all you ignorant peeps)).

I'd head to spike,Has the fortress/Prision to it so safe and grass so you can go long term by growin plants n stuff.

This is the one I am on about. Yeah it is on Great Island, but it is still out of the way in terms of the main population areas and easy to reach for those unable to get to Spike or those unable to handle a boat. Plus there are small service stations and shops within a five mile radius.




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Coggeh

As much as I love zombies I've never ever asked myself this question ...hmmm...

You could easily barricade yourself into Cork city ground got high walls etc. If you had enough people guns and supplies it would be happy days. All the same countryside is always your best bet, clean water source and a replenishing food source. As well as F all zombies and plus , they'd be culchie zombies which would make good shooting!

podgemonster

My first instinct would be to get in my car and drive but Cork can become very congested, tight streets and poorly laid out roundabouts would be in turmoil in minutes.

The best bet would be to get to the docks, Ringaskiddy has a good road, get on a boat out the harbour, through Cobh and out onto the open sea, look for a quiet costal area to land.

From there find a farm yard with a 4 wheel drive tractor (most farmers hide keys in the cab or even in the ignition) and head south for Baltimore harbour.

One can easily swim, canoe,row over to Sherkin Island, cut of from the mainland by 1 mile of water. Fresh water supply, farm animals and fish. For extra security the trip to Cape Clear could be done easily by boat.

tyler71

If you were in Cork city, your best bet is to head for Little Island - lots of pharma and chemical plants, all fenced off with tight access control and inside are lots of tall buildings with minimal windows and very secure doors. A reasonable number of sites take water from wells on site as well, and some even have some level of emergency power backup. Your only problem would be convincing the security guy to let you in! - mind you this is Cork we're talking about, within five minutes you'd probably find out you played in the minors with his second cousin and you're quids in.

NicoleL88

I suppose I could try hole up in my flat in Vic Mills. Centra next door, could raid other flats for supplies and weapons such as irons, ironing boards, knives, fire extinguishers...

Micky Dolenz

If in a City ye will need numbers to survive. Get organising now. Where I am, My team is on constant stand by, it's not like we didn't see it coming.

OptimashPrime

there's a fort on Barrack street, well protected with high walls, only thing is your right in the center and with infection spreading you wont last too long, i think somewhere like the county hall would be a good start, you've got the best view city wide and could watch out for help or survivors

OptimashPrime

NicoleL88 wrote: »

I suppose I could try hole up in my flat in Vic Mills. Centra next door, could raid other flats for supplies and weapons such as irons, ironing boards, knives, fire extinguishers...

still very central though, if you needed to make a run for it it would be really tough to make it

NicoleL88

True. Unless I could access the basement through one of the lifts or stairwells, hot wire a car and bomb it the hell out of there from the underground car park. Of course I would need to hot wire a car, and also how to drive.

OptimashPrime

NicoleL88 wrote: »

True. Unless I could access the basement through one of the lifts or stairwells, hot wire a car and bomb it the hell out of there from the underground car park. Of course I would need to hot wire a car, and also how to drive.

watch out for the basements , dawn of the dead 2004, they always manage to get in. if you could send out some kind of flare ill pick you up on the way ! 10 points every time we mow one down ! my cars a little girlie but it'll do lol

NicoleL88

Love that scene... which is why everytime I walk through the car park I imagine zombies pouring in from all angles. :pac:

Must invest in a flare gun so! I'll stock up on supplies and wait for ya.

OptimashPrime

of course we'd have to hit a shopping center on the way out, stock up on tins,water and the chemists, and maybe break into boots, i always wanted to do a supermarket sweep in boots

trying to keep to the outskirts would be tough when trying to get supplies. im so busting into "other realms" for some of their samurai swords and Murrays fishing shop for gut and knives

Owen

I'd camp in KCs. Throwing the Zombies a Creole would soon convert them away from tasty brains, to the tastier cajun pitta!