32 Counties in 4 Days....

twistyj

What do ye think? Melself and a few friends are taking up this endurance soon.

Day 1 Cork - Mayo

Day 2 Mayo - Antrim

Day 3 Antrim - Wiclow

Day 4 Wicklow - Cork

We're bringing a tent :pac:



The whole point is to get a pic of every "Welcome to county ..... sign"

but I feel that the 6 in the north may cause problems there.

Anyone know of any in the Northern counties?

justshane

Really cool idea lot of fuel used though so hope the motor is soft on the juice!

Rhys Essien

There are videos on Youtube where people drove all 32 counties in 24 Hours.

twistyj

2.2 ltr petrol :pac:

Lapin

The route on the second map doesn't take in every county.

It can comfortably be covered in 4 days.

twistyj

Rhys Essien wrote: »

There are videos on Youtube where people drove all 32 counties in 24 Hours.

Yes but we want to stop at landmarks and maybe eat

twistyj

Lapin wrote: »

The route on the second map doesn't take in every county.

It can comfortably be covered in 4 days.

Both maps are the same, I double checked.

keith_donaghy

You might have a problem with the Co Derry / Co Londonderry sign in the North as they are usually spray painted by one side or the other...

Wompa1

twistyj wrote: »

What do ye think? Melself and a few friends are taking up this endurance soon.

Day 1 Cork - Mayo

Day 2 Mayo - Antrim

Day 3 Antrim - Wiclow

Day 4 Wicklow - Cork

We're bringing a tent :pac:



The whole point is to get a pic of every "Welcome to county ..... sign"

but I feel that the 6 in the north may cause problems there.

Anyone know of any in the Northern counties?

Did you include Longford?

Lapin

twistyj wrote: »

Both maps are the same, I double checked.

The route on the second map doesn't pass through any part of Co Galway.
It passes to the east of Lough Derg which is in Tipp.

In the first map it passes west of the lake along the Scariff - Portumna road taking in Counties Clare and Galway.

Lapin

twistyj wrote: »

The whole point is to get a pic of every "Welcome to county ..... sign"

but I feel that the 6 in the north may cause problems there.

Anyone know of any in the Northern counties?

Yeah there was a bit of hassle regarding signs up there recently.


As the North is divided into districts, it may be harder to find county signs.

But as five of the six counties share their name with districts anyway these should do for photos.

Tyrone is the exception but there is a district called Dungannon & South Tyrone.

twistyj

Wompa1 wrote: »

Did you include Longford?

Newtownforbes.

munchkin_utd

Lapin wrote: »

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Tyrone is the exception but there is a district called Dungannon & South Tyrone.

they still have some signs up,
heres a "County Tyrone" one up in the hills on the border of Fermanagh and Tyrone
https://maps.google.de/maps?q=county+fermanagh&hl=en&ll=54.438752,-7.387362&spn=0.015424,0.073814&sll=54.339097,-7.355604&sspn=0.034026,0.073814&t=h&gl=de&hnear=Fermanagh,+United+Kingdom&z=14&layer=c&cbll=54.438748,-7.387396&panoid=UVAcueitxvigrS5IKUpJVw&cbp=11,315.57,,0,6.04

Its strange they have a sign for a region that technically doesnt exist currently except on the GAA pitch.
(although that said, theres welcome to Breffni signs stretching across Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan and that hasnt existed for the past 600 odd years! )

Qwerty Dub

Cool idea. Why don't you ask someone from each county who knows where the 'Welcome to ......" sign is to have a look on Google Maps and give you the GPS Co-Ordinates. Make your life a lot easier than looking for them all. Covering it in quicker time too, leaving more time to eat and visit landmarks etc.

i.e: 53.410239, -6.433869

'Welcome to Meath'

http://tinyurl.com/8lzkhx5

opinion guy

Qwerty Dub wrote: »

Cool idea. Why don't you ask someone from each county who knows where the 'Welcome to ......" sign is to have a look on Google Maps and give you the GPS Co-Ordinates. Make your life a lot easier than looking for them all. Covering it in quicker time too, leaving more time to eat and visit landmarks etc.

i.e: 53.410239, -6.433869

'Welcome to Meath'

http://tinyurl.com/8lzkhx5

Signs on motorways are not useful surely - they are hardly going to stop on the motorway!?

twistyj

opinion guy wrote: »

Signs on motorways are not useful surely - they are hardly going to stop on the motorway!?

Yes motorways are out of the question.

twistyj

Is there any welcome to Co. Dublin signs??

Qwerty Dub

opinion guy wrote: »

Signs on motorways are not useful surely - they are hardly going to stop on the motorway!?

Im not sure if that part of the road is now the M3 or its still just a dual carriageway. Anyway, as you say its a bit dodgy. It was the only 'Welcome to......' sign I could think of off hand so I was just using it as an example.

People in each county should be able to provide safer options that suit the planned route. Just a suggestion.

mikemac1

Don't forget, two councils in Tipp!

Both of them have different welcome to signs

twistyj

Just want to say that we did it last week, it was class!

petrol cost about €250 between the 3 of us in a 2ltr honda accord.

finbarrk

Did ye have a pint in each county?

twistyj

finbarrk wrote: »

Did ye have a pint in each county?

No we got a pic of every welcome sign and we had one major night out in Derry!