Magnetic hill ????

the Guru

How Do I explain this but there is supposed to be a hill somewhere in Ireland and when you are in your car and have it turned off .......... up will be pulled back up the hill some how .

There was a skit in Fathe Ted when jack was pulled up the Hill.

The Question is Have you heard of this hill and where is it.

PPC

Yip theres one in on the way up to the Mahon Valley car park, as you pass through the gates, there is a stunted tree about 500 metres along the road on the left hand side beneath Daymore. If you stop here and put your car into neutral it will roll magically back up the hill. This is a well known and unexplained phenomenon which really does work.

the Guru

and where is Mahon Valley car park ?????

and have you seen it done

pat kenny

Theres one here just on the boarder near Dundalk, its off in the arse end of nowehere.I dont think its magnetic i think its an optical illusion.It does work though.But m not fully convinced.

PPC

Sorry in the Comeragh mountains.
Yeah i've seen it done and also somewhere in sligo aswell iirc

Gordon

Ahh theres the "Electric Brae" in Scotland - you have to go if you can, its a great optical illusion.

It works by your perception of where up and down is compared to the sea level. It has something to do with trees in your eyeline also.

Go see it!

the Guru

Ok PPC thanks for your feedback but lets dumb this down a little
where are the Mountain

Ie County and nearest major town

Dr. Dre

The one in Dundalk is not in the "@rse end" of nowhere, it's easily found actually, in a place called Jenkinstown.
The effect is fantastic, even though it's an optical illusion.
I took some people from work up to it and they couldn't believe it, it's a good laugh, you should try it out.

ToxicPaddy

the one in waterford is on the way to Mahon falls in the comeragh mountains..

Its not on optical illusion either.. its only a small hill but still still noticeably a hill..

Irish_Ranger_IR

Originally posted by pat kenny
Theres one here just on the boarder near Dundalk, its off in the arse end of nowehere.I dont think its magnetic i think its an optical illusion.It does work though.But m not fully convinced.

I been on this road.. very cool indeed...

woosaysdan

Originally posted by ToxicPaddy
the one in waterford is on the way to Mahon falls in the comeragh mountains..

Its not on optical illusion either.. its only a small hill but still still noticeably a hill..

yeah i was in a car when it was been done before!!! i thought it was excellent mainly cos i was 5

[Iramus]

what, did you think this is great cos im 5 and in a car rolling up a hill?. I gotta see these places!

super_canard

hummm.. wouldn't be anything within walking distance from cork city centre?

Beruthiel

Originally posted by super_canard
hummm.. wouldn't be anything within walking distance from cork city centre?

only if you have a good pair of walking boots and a week to spare

BabyEater

The one outside Dundalk is near my gaff. I took the mates out to it the other week and they thought it was mad . There was 4 of us in the car and it pulled us up the hill. Then we all got out of the car and it pulled the car up the hill.
Its even more mad looking if you have the car going backwards up the hill.
I must get a level spirit out to it to see if it is definitly a hill because i sure looks like one.
Its called the "magic hill " out our way

[Iramus]

remember the magic hill on father ted LOL father jack!:D

daveirl

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TomTom

they are all optical illusions

super_canard

awww.. if they're all optical illusion... it ain't fun then :-D

reigninblood

Theres also a river near Thurles in Tipp that flows uphill.

super_canard

I hope I ain't too much out of the subject there... but is there any UFO's sitting site in ireland?

simon_partridge

Originally posted by super_canard
I hope I ain't too much out of the subject there... but is there any UFO's sitting site in ireland?

There's one on the road between Monaghan and Omagh - I've seen at least three strange metallic circular objects in the sky over the N2 in the past year. They are definitely extra terrestrial in origin...

super_canard

Right... as I'm an ALIEN (Ie: french)... where are these cities? :-)

Dun

Ireland Map:
http://www.local.ie/general/map/

Omagh is in Co. Tyrone (towards North West) and Monaghan town is in Co. Monaghan, strangely enough

There's a place like that near Mamore Gap in Donegal (the scariest place to drive up ever), and there weren't any trees, but you could feel the car rolling up hill. You could see the sea though. Also as far as I recall part of the stream flowing along Barnsmore Gap also appears to be flowing uphill if I remember correctly.

BabyEater

I went back out to the magic hill in Jenkinstown today with my mate Dave and a spirt level. I was in the car rolling up the hill and dave was using the level . Dave says that it isn't as big a hill as it looks but that it is a hill. So going with dave's recomendations its not an optical illusion but in fact it is a magic hill. There is also a river under the magic hill in Jenkinstown.

daveirl

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Panda

theres one if not more of those "magic hills" over in scotland aswell.....
thrilling stuff....

super_canard

anybody with a car from cork city heading there one day... try to think about me... I would like to see one of these :-)

simon_partridge

Originally posted by dun_do_bheal
Omagh is in Co. Tyrone (towards North West) and Monaghan town is in Co. Monaghan, strangely enough

Yes, and there is a road that runs between them, on which I have seen three UFOs. I've enclosed a map which marks the exact spot in blue. It's quite freaky actually..

bonkey

A quick google search found the following link :

http://www.hackwriters.com/Dundalk.htm

If anyone is interested, it contains good instructions for finding the place in question.

jc