Where would you relocate the island of Ireland?

Gaynna

Right, people, it's no secret we hate the Irish weather. At the moment, it's raining here along the east coast even though it's been freezing all week. Despite being around 2*C, there isn't a flake of snow in sight (unless you're in the mountains) and if it was a degree or two colder, the snow would stick to the ground.

Ireland is always a bit too warm for snow, unlike Scotland and Northeast England which gets plenty every Winter. Our Summers are no more joyous either. This Summer, we had about a week's sunshine in May and then it was crap until the end of August.

The thing is, most of us don't want to leave the land forever because we have family and and other reasons, so if we had the option to teleport this piece of land the any part of the world, where would you put Ireland?


Feel free to post a map or a picture of the world and mark an "X" or some symbol where you'd our new home to be.

Iwasfrozen

The gulf of Mexico.

Intensive Care Bear

Somewhere in Sub Saharan Africa, just to give everyone something proper to moan about.

Holsten

Either the Mediterranean or the Gulf of Mexico.

Chuck Stone

Southern Bay of Biscay. Just north of Spain and just west of S.W. France.

Perfect.

Gaynna

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

The gulf of Mexico.

What about all the hurricanes?

I was thinking the sea between the Koreas and Japan but North Korea keep firing missiles in there. Move the Koreas to where Ireland is and tuck us between Japan and Russia so Southern Japan blocks all the hurricanes in the Summer and we get the snowy weather Northern Japan gets in the Winter.

Here's a rough location marked with a black blob for Ireland:

Captain Chaos

Somewhere near New Zealand well away from any fault lines.

But then you still have Tsunami risks. Suppose where we are we don't have to worry about hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or volcanos except the one in Iceland fecking up air travel. Just have to put up with generally crap weather for 340 days of the year with the odd bit of light flooding now and again.

Washington Irving

Just north of Scotland, cold enough for snow and we might be able to nick some of Norway's oil.

Here's just fine thanks.

Holsten

Perfect...

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Where To

We have the perfect climate here, no extremes, no earthquakes, monsoons, hurricanes, icestorms, blizzards, volcanoes, tsunamis,osquitos or smog.

I'm happy right here thank you.

policarp

What would we do with the 6 counties?
Apart from that, it would nice to be parked next door to Malta.

Where To

Gaynna wrote: »

What about all the hurricanes?

I was thinking the sea between the Koreas and Japan but North Korea keep firing missiles in there. Move the Koreas to where Ireland is and tuck us between Japan and Russia so Southern Japan blocks all the hurricanes in the Summer and we get the snowy weather Northern Japan gets in the Winter.

Here's a rough location marked with a black blob for Ireland:

Why is it upsidedown?

Dewey collins

were prefect where we are, we don't have an extreme climate which is good and we have a lot of water, but to people saying ireland doesn't get any earthquakes it does, but there only small earthquakes but i think there was 2.0 earthquake off the east coast sometime, i know saw it in in my geography book somewhere in it

IceFjoem

I'd stick it right on top of England, that'd learn them...

JupiterKid

Dewey collins wrote: »

were prefect where we are, we don't have an extreme climate which is good and we have a lot of water, but to people saying ireland doesn't get any earthquakes it does, but there only small earthquakes but i think there was 2.0 earthquake off the east coast sometime, i know saw it in in my geography book somewhere in it

5.4 richter scale earthquake off the coast of Wales in July 1984 that shook Dublin. I remember because I felt it at the time as a newly woken up 9 year old.

It would be nicer if Ireland was located about 1,000 miles further south for better weather but where we are isn't all that bad.

tdv123

Right at the very bottom of the Mariana Trench.

EdenHazard

Bahahahahaha! Honestly I don't like Ireland's location, its not even the weather just where it is. I dig that off the coast of Mexico/US location posted earlier.

RidleyRider

I'd opt for a few miles south of where we are now. Just to feel a bit of the heat in the summers.

Witchie

I moved Ireland around a bit so that I could be closer to where I want to be.....

Pherekydes

Keep it at the same latitude, but move it East to central southern Siberia. Near Novosibirsk. Current temperature, -15. Or further east, to Irkutsk, temp, -20. In the middle of the day.

Now quit whinging about the weather!

keano_afc

Bay of Biscay. Nice warm summers, mild winters. Close enough to Europe politically. We'd leave the North behind obviously.

keithclancy

keano_afc wrote: »

Bay of Biscay. Nice warm summers, mild winters. Close enough to Europe politically. We'd leave the North behind obviously.

If Ireland was in the Bay of Biscay everyone would have a tan, talk funny and nobody would drink tea with milk.

Frank Black

We could become the largest of the Canary Islands - they seem to get great weather all year round and we'd still have the cheap Ryanair flights.

irishgeo

black francis wrote: »

We could become the largest of the Canary Islands - they seem to get great weather all year round and we'd still have the cheap Ryanair flights.

Huge tsunami due one day in the canary islands when one half of one of the islands falls into the sea. Already a crack showing where the slipping has started.

Frank Black

irishgeo wrote: »

Already a crack showing where the slipping has started.

Happens to me all the time. The elastic in your jocks has gone. Time for a new pair

Duggy747

Deep underground, let us become a nation of Mole people

LordSutch

Middle of the Med.

eyeball kid

LordSutch wrote: »

Middle of the Med.

Look at that, a perfect fit...

MSVforever

Just beside Fuerteventura Perfect year around weather...

Jimoslimos

irishgeo wrote: »

Huge tsunami due one day in the canary islands when one half of one of the islands falls into the sea. Already a crack showing where the slipping has started.

A huge chunk of rock is due to fall alright, but doesn't that mean the tsunami will happen the other side of the Atlantic?

Ganymede Glow

Quite an interesting turn of events. We'll have that money back now if you all like.

View

keithclancy wrote: »

If Ireland was in the Bay of Biscay everyone would have a tan, talk funny and nobody would drink tea with milk.

Sounds perfect.

RikkFlair

Would be nice if we could relocate our island at will, with the turn of a big old wheel. Much like the Lost island.

SEPT 23 1989

the south seas

norrie rugger

OK; let's move Ireland away from this climate.

Let's go south and lose the rain that makes it so easy to grow grass and crops here. Less animals on farms for food/dairy/poultry.
Let's struggle with the water shortages like other countries. What about bush fires and arid conditions.

Let's leave the path of the Gulf Stream and haveraosting hot summers and freezing snow filled winters.

As much as we like to complain about the weather here, it serves us well and certainly soon enough it will be our strongest asset.
Droubt and water shortages are growing worldwide. Higher populations are straining what water access there is.
When we finally get around to doing it, we have a great natural resource, in wind, that will give us a bucket load of "free" energy, as the oil suply diminishes.

bb1234567

Just northeast of scotland, in between iceland and norway.. We'd get loads of snow each year ! and much less rain.. we'd even get hotter sunnier summers too:)

kupus

norrie rugger wrote: »

OK; let's move Ireland away from this climate.

Let's go south and lose the rain that makes it so easy to grow grass and crops here. Less animals on farms for food/dairy/poultry.
Let's struggle with the water shortages like other countries. What about bush fires and arid conditions.

Let's leave the path of the Gulf Stream and haveraosting hot summers and freezing snow filled winters.

As much as we like to complain about the weather here, it serves us well and certainly soon enough it will be our strongest asset.
Droubt and water shortages are growing worldwide. Higher populations are straining what water access there is.
When we finally get around to doing it, we have a great natural resource, in wind, that will give us a bucket load of "free" energy, as the oil suply diminishes.

Agreed all the way till I got to the bolded part.....pie in the sky stuff. There is no such thing as free energy. Its a profit generated industry. And the prophets need paying.

Tabnabs

Right beside the Azores, fantastic weather and we could all develop that RTE mid Atlantic drawl...

DEFTLEFTHAND

bb1234567 wrote: »

Just northeast of scotland, in between iceland and norway.. We'd get loads of snow each year ! and much less rain.. we'd even get hotter sunnier summers too:)

Isn't that where the Shetland and Faroe Islands are located. Those two locations have mild wet winters and cool summers.

norrie rugger

kupus wrote: »

Agreed all the way till I got to the bolded part.....pie in the sky stuff. There is no such thing as free energy. Its a profit generated industry. And the prophets need paying.

That is why I have the "Free" in inverted commas.

Balmed Out

I dont know why people would like to be in the gulf of mexico with the hurricanes or the med with the excessive heat. Happy enough where we are but if we had to move id go just to the east of Venezuela.