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What's the most remotest place in Ireland?

  • 01-05-2009 03:39AM
    #1
    qwert2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭


    Some may say the obvious places like the Wicklow mountains or the Mountains in Kerry. For Dublin I'd reckon the mountains near three rock


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  • #2
    falipo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭falipo


    Id say the islands off the coast are harder to get to... :rolleyes:


  • #3
    qwert2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭qwert2


    falipo wrote: »
    Id say the islands off the coast are harder to get to... :rolleyes:

    True...........keep it to mainland


  • #4
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.


  • #5
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.
    Ha ha ha ya eegit thats bloody brilliant . Eegit part was messing.

    Fastest place is tuam.
    Geddit


  • #6
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.


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  • #7
    liah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭liah


    One of the Craggy variety?


  • #8
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    tory island


  • #9
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    minidazzler wrote: »
    On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

    The definition of road probably takes a good battering there though.


  • #10
    doonothing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭doonothing


    minidazzler wrote: »
    On the Main Island of Ireland there is no point that is more than 7 Km from a road.

    Really? How true is that?


  • #11
    sneakerfreak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 427 ✭✭sneakerfreak


    Oilean Thoraigh (Tory Island)

    or The back of Errigal up past Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore).


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  • #12
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,159 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    The tv department of Curry's in Blanchardstown


  • #13
    KnifeWRENCH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    The-Rigger wrote: »
    I dunno but the coldest place in Ireland is Birr.

    I know, it's Offaly cold there.


    /gets coat


  • #14
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    doonothing wrote: »
    Really? How true is that?

    I was told it by a friend who is well into mountaineering and hillwalking etc. He would be one to know like. However he could have said 7 miles rather than Kilometers, I am not 100% sure.

    The Definition of Road does take a battering though, by road he meant a trail that has been travelled enough that you can tell by looking at it.

    I heard it somewhere else as well, I just can't remember where.


  • #15
    doonothing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭doonothing


    Oh I'm not accusing ya of lying or anything, I hope to break it out as an interesting fact someday, I was just wondering how such information comes about :) Thanks!


  • #16
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    doonothing wrote: »
    Oh I'm not accusing ya of lying or anything, I hope to break it out as an interesting fact someday, I was just wondering how such information comes about :) Thanks!

    Say miles and you are definitely right. I just did a quick once over of Ireland there on Mapmyrun where you can do distances, I found nowhere over 7km after looking for likely remote places. Remember, Farmers paths are roads too.


  • #17
    S.I.R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,836 ✭✭✭S.I.R


    most electrical shops, they sell loads of remotes :|


    thats a remote place... right ?


  • #18
    magick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭magick


    skellig michael


  • #19
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Number 2 Kildare Street is quite possibly the most remote location from reality that I have ever come across.


  • #20
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    i allways found walking through ducblin city center at5.30 in the morning very remote....

    tho as for remote place's every countys got them its just finding them thats the hard part


  • #21
    omyatari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭omyatari


    my house on a friday morning.....
    damn work.


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  • #22
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Most remotest? LOL

    Most remote.

    That begs the question: Most remote from what?


  • #23
    hurdehur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭hurdehur


    Surprised no-one mentioned the mighty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall for offshore. Though a few other feckers claim it too. Prepare to lose yourself on wikipedia reading about beautiful places like St. Kilda if you're not careful! I was actually looking up Rockall a couple of days ago and came across this site. Onion-type news stories which are pretty funny and will waste lots of your time if you let it! http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/

    "The ownership of Rockall is disputed as are the exploration and fishing rights on the Rockall Bank. A meeting between the countries involved (the United Kingdom, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands), Ireland and Iceland), is scheduled for May 2009."


  • #24
    Oink
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 2,163 Mod ✭✭✭✭Oink


    Well, don't know about Ireland, but here's a map of the remotest places on earth:
    http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/small-world

    http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg20227041.500/mg20227041.500-1_1000.jpg

    Pity you can't zoom on Ireland, but it looks like Kerry is the remotestest...
    EDIT: hold on, Connemara and a wee bit of Donegal look like they might do too.


  • #25
    Mr.Lizard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭Mr.Lizard


    The toilets in DCU science block. Used them frequently for 4 years and never encountered a single person in all that time. It was like something out of the Twilight Zone. The "Toilight Zone" I guess.


  • #26
    Kipperhell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭Kipperhell


    The Daíl.


  • #27
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    Between the cushions of your sofa


  • #28
    destroyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭destroyer


    Whinny's bush FTW (Bet no-one could even tell me where it is)


  • #29
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Kipperhell wrote: »
    The Daíl.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60060599&postcount=19

    We're on the same page lol


  • #30
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,566 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    destroyer wrote: »
    Whinny's bush FTW (Bet no-one could even tell me where it is)

    Between Whinny's legs?


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  • #31
    missmatty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭missmatty


    Belmullet :D


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