Cliff diving spots around Ireland...

Flojo

Hey all, I hoping some of you can share some of your best kept secrets! Really got into cliff diving and think it's great craic but wouldn't know of many places to do it.

I'll start off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agcw_C8G-0M

Sorry about the length of the vid, I forgot to edit it before I put it up.

Cork - about a 40 foot drop (Google Maps) 51.642844,-8.636971

Directions from Kinsale
1.Head southeast on Pearse St toward Emmet St

2.Take the 1st right onto Emmet St

3.Take the 2nd left onto Pier Rd

4.Turn left at Lower O'Connell St

5.Continue onto Pier Rd

6.Continue onto The Worlds End

7.The Worlds End turns slightly left and becomes Archdeacon T.F. Duggan Bridge/R600 Continue to follow R600


8.Turn left to stay on R600

9.Turn left at Ballycatten Terrace

10.Take the 1st right onto Ballycatten Terrace/R600 Continue to follow R600


11.Take the 1st left

12.Turn left

13.Take the 1st left

14.Take the 1st right Destination will be on the right




When you see this building you're at the right place. You need to walk around it, follow the mini cliff there in the pic, cross a field and you'll know the area once you get there.

Flojo

Really... no one at all knows of any good spots?

Flojo

Still nothing? Aww come on would love experiance some more jumps, sharing is caring!

Jayo Dee

bundoran co. donegal. i cnt give directions bt i went there with donegal adventure centre. look it up. its awesome

roguey

Old Head in Mayo, near Louisbourgh and Westport has some really good cliffs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glOwqBCDcJM

Theres a load of pretty big jumps there then there is one HUGE one, 60ft i believe! Very dangerous, i've heard lots of story of people hurting themselves on that one! Just read some of the comments! But its still worth a trip down if ur not up for the 60 footer, as the other smaller cliffs are really good craic!!:D

hope this helps

Flojo

Cheers for the info

dazftw

Heres one in Waterford

myself and 3 friends jumped off it the other day.. its about 60ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymQknfKK_4

Im the last guy to go.. took me a few seconds! Scary stuff!

Flojo

dazftw wrote: »

Heres one in Waterford

myself and 3 friends jumped off it the other day.. its about 60ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymQknfKK_4

Im the last guy to go.. took me a few seconds! Scary stuff!

Awww deadly! That looks so terrifying! Well done dude

dazftw

Were going go do more today.. Roughly the same height a little smaller maybe. Ill record that as well.

Flojo

Could you give directions on how to get to them please?

dazftw

The 1st video I posted:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Tramore,+Ireland&daddr=Cliff+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FV7pGwMd2NyS_ym_Q4nui8JCSDHgeDGXqccACg%3BFb6lGwMdc6GS_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&dirflg=w&doflg=ptm&sll=52.139968,-7.160597&sspn=0.01683,0.045447&ie=UTF8&ll=52.138888,-7.164073&spn=0.016831,0.045447&t=h&z=15

Below the B on that map you can see a very small inlet its opposite where it says west town. You have to climb up a hill and across a cliff to get to it.. The hill is to the right there.



The 2nd location

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x43l2OMv1pw (not my video)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Waterford+City&daddr=Unknown+road&geocode=FRNgHQMdjDeT_ylN5NljnMZCSDH7uWeLiIG7xQ%3BFRatGwMdwEuV_w&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&dirflg=w&doflg=ptm&sll=52.147131,-6.988528&sspn=0.008414,0.022724&ie=UTF8&ll=52.145373,-6.990529&spn=0.002104,0.005681&t=h&z=18

If you look at the B You can see a big dirt car parking area to the right. Follow that through the skinny part in the road then walk down onto the cliff the jump point is between the two rocks that are in the water.

If you actually plan on coming down to try these give me a shout and ill show you how to get there. I wouldnt doing them trying them again.. Maybe not the 1st but deffo the 2nd

fergusb

My personal favourite is down in Doolin Co. Clare,

(sorry about the terrible photo!)

The jump is over a sea cliff and is lovely and deep (jumpable in all tides). and is around 8-10m, there's also a few lower jumps around for messing around on.

Its just past Doolin before the Cliffs of Moher become more steep, follow a dirt track for couple 100m then walk along the coast for bit, can't miss it:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=52.998515,-9.410219&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=52.99588,-9.406829&sspn=0.015911,0.045447&ie=UTF8&ll=52.999393,-9.397602&spn=0.031819,0.090895&t=h&z=14

Flojo

fergusb wrote: »

My personal favourite is down in Doolin Co. Clare,

(sorry about the terrible photo!)

The jump is over a sea cliff and is lovely and deep (jumpable in all tides). and is around 8-10m, there's also a few lower jumps around for messing around on.

Its just past Doolin before the Cliffs of Moher become more steep, follow a dirt track for couple 100m then walk along the coast for bit, can't miss it:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=52.998515,-9.410219&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=52.99588,-9.406829&sspn=0.015911,0.045447&ie=UTF8&ll=52.999393,-9.397602&spn=0.031819,0.090895&t=h&z=14

Nice one! Looks pretty similar to the one in Cork! Cheers for the link hun

skipz

I have one here in Louth of clogherhead, not mad high but its were you land that can put people off. Ill get some pics for you.

Flojo

skipz wrote: »

I have one here in Louth of clogherhead, not mad high but its were you land that can put people off. Ill get some pics for you.

Nice one hun! The landing sounds a bit mental though hehe.

shortys94

This thread is awesome, I love cliff diving, had no idea there was such good spots around Ireland.

Flojo

shortys94 wrote: »

This thread is awesome, I love cliff diving, had no idea there was such good spots around Ireland.

Hehe I'm delighted it got a few replies.. I can start planning my next few jumps now.

Flojo

Actually found out today that the cliff I linked down in Cork is 60foot!

jayok77

dazftw wrote: »

Heres one in Waterford

myself and 3 friends jumped off it the other day.. its about 60ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymQknfKK_4

Im the last guy to go.. took me a few seconds! Scary stuff!

Savage!

Funny bit at the end:
"Is there sound on that camera?"

Gets a confirmation that there is indeed sound on it and then proceeds to say nothing but gives a thumbs up!

LOL!

fergusb

dazftw wrote: »

Heres one in Waterford

myself and 3 friends jumped off it the other day.. its about 60ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymQknfKK_4

Im the last guy to go.. took me a few seconds! Scary stuff!

That is one nice jump!

fergusb

This may not be quite cliff jumping in Ireland..... but should appeal to any of you interested in throwing yourselves of cliffs although that said non of them are over the 10m mark, but does make it interesting when you've got a very narrow spot to land!

I'm the one in the bright yellow helmet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUkbEAIeG5g

jayok77

Flojo wrote: »

Hehe I'm delighted it got a few replies.. I can start planning my next few jumps now.

Happy Jumping!!

fergusb

jayok77 wrote: »

Happy Jumping!!

Ah no need for that! I think there is (should be) a certain amount of cop-on of anyone reading this thread and thinking of doing any of the jumps.... If you aren't going to clear what your jumping.... don't jump.... and especially don't jump head first.....

bazzosh

Hey just wondering if anybody has jumped glencar water fall?

Also the best jumps I have done are...

Puffin Island Kerry, Doolin Sea Arch Clare, O'Sullivans Cascades Kerry.

bazzosh

fergusb wrote: »

My personal favourite is down in Doolin Co. Clare,
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Yeh one of my favorites too!

green_dub_girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmpPM318wDU

Looks fun, I just need to figure out how to get to it-apparently not far from the village though!!

t1mm

Theres a sea stack in nohoval cove in Cork which you can swim out to and jump off. I'm not sure how high it is, but I would guess its 30ft or so.

Heres some videos of people jumping off:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nohoval+stack&aq=f

How high d'ye reckon it is?

spoonface

green_dub_girl wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmpPM318wDU

Looks fun, I just need to figure out how to get to it-apparently not far from the village though!!

I looked up Google Maps satellite and view and can't quite figure out which rock that is, but it's probably roughly below the car park at the beginning of the lower cliff path i.e. start at village and carry on along coast East.

There's also a great jumping spot on the other side of Howth, very close to where a cottage sits on a cliff edge looking out towards the Bailey Lighthouse (i.e. on the south side of Howth). The way down to it involves going down a steep face hanging onto a rope. Good fun jumping there, but not massively high. Needs high tide for jumping and worth scouting it out at low tide to realise how far the rocks come out under water.

Take care out there everyone, there was a guy killed some years ago at the Forty Foot by hitting the rocks head first without realising the lie of the land before he jumped in. So be careful and swim it before you jump it so you can look underwater.

fergusb

t1mm wrote: »

Theres a sea stack in nohoval cove in Cork which you can swim out to and jump off. I'm not sure how high it is, but I would guess its 30ft or so.

Heres some videos of people jumping off:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nohoval+stack&aq=f

How high d'ye reckon it is?

Heard to tell from the video's but reckon one could be in the region of 10-12m. Some of the youtube videos seem to show a shorter 3m or so jump as well so I assume there are a few different heights to jump from.

JayEnnis

Bad photograph but this is barntown quarry outside Wexford town.

Flojo

Last summer jumping at a quarry near Athlone.

shortys94

Jumped the old head jump a couple of days ago, was awesome!

youspots

great topic guys!

i was trying to find cliffdiving spots as well

me and a couple of friends running a page where you can insert cliffdiving spots and we have a few there... right now i redesign the forms to insert spots (every sport got its own form) and i really wonder what you guys would like to know if you want to visit a spot

would be sweet if you share some of you spots for people around the world

check out: www.youspots.com

bests!

jonjud

love this thread. im from california studying for the year and am loving that i can find some spots out here. if ay of you are ever in california i have some great spots that i know about

Flojo

These are all the spots I've found out about so far!

Old head beach Mayo
Bundoran Donegal
Westport
Serpants Lair Aran Islands
Baltimore Cork
Strangford/BallyHornan Down
Howe Strand Kinsale
Harveys Cliff Tramore
Lahinch Clare
Bray Dublin
Doolin Clare
Puffin Island Kerry
Crows nest Howth

Hope these help and if you folks know of any others please let us know!

Flojo

Bump! Anyone got any new jumps they'd like to share?

youspots

hey guys,

i would like to remind you to check out youspots as well as share your spots, this could be an ideal hub to find and share new spots for you guys...!

bests

fergusb

A friend of mine and his brother created a video of a jump in Howth, Dunno if its Crows Nest or not, but looks pretty nice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4sdM7Q8lU

sheesh

bazzosh wrote: »

Hey just wondering if anybody has jumped glencar water fall?

Also the best jumps I have done are...

Puffin Island Kerry, Doolin Sea Arch Clare, O'Sullivans Cascades Kerry.

O'Sullivans Cascades Kerry? its kinda small

Flojo

fergusb wrote: »

A friend of mine and his brother created a video of a jump in Howth, Dunno if its Crows Nest or not, but looks pretty nice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4sdM7Q8lU

Ah I've seen this! Epic stuff. I also loved their rurfing video!

sheesh wrote: »

O'Sullivans Cascades Kerry? its kinda small

Wow that looks beautiful! Cheers for the link. It may be small but would still be a cool experience!

derv

not sure if you have seen this yet (i hadn't)
it's a few years old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAUlyOSe8Pc

looks unreal.

Eoghanod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmi--lyWknw i know it aint a cliff but stull high enough, great fun as i do it most days durin the summer! its good cus u can go when the tide is high or low

Ste_clectic

Serpents Lair on Inis Mor is one of the best in the world.

shortys94

Ste_clectic wrote: »

Serpents Lair on Inis Mor is one of the best in the world.

Is that the spot in the red bull contest this year?

Ste_clectic

shortys94 wrote: »

Is that the spot in the red bull contest this year?

Sure is.

fincollins

Anyone have a list of flooded quarries around/near dublin???

Eoghanod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXEhS9P8KWY&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLRp7daDPZ6iAf4paDA_EMgQ good video

gavkm27

Back in the good old days when you only had 30 seconds of video to record on a camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y69mOFrVwjY

mickmclaughin

Hi,

I did a 20 metre in Phi Phi, Thailand and haven't discovered any of that size in Ireland, anyone got an idea?

Michael

irishflyingkid

Jayo Dee wrote: »

bundoran co. donegal. i cnt give directions bt i went there with donegal adventure centre. look it up. its awesome

Ye I know i live in bundoran today was my first time at the boards (dont ask why)

howey82

Did a blog post about the jumps in Howth, take a look: http://macanfarraige.blogspot.ie/2013/08/cliff-jumping-in-howth.html